IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Saturday, November 7, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Saturday, November 7, 2009.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Saturday, November 7, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Saturday, November 7, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Late Fall Birding at Bombay Hook and Vicinity
Resident Associate Program
Join leaders Andy Sprenger and Brent Steury to explore the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, one of the premier bird watching sites along the mid-Atlantic flyway. View more details.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Event Location: Departs 4th St. & Independence Ave. SW at, SE corner of Air & Space Museum. Fringe: New, Carrollton Metro, Rte. 50 East-side Kiss&Ride. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218812.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:30 AM.
The Great Invasion: The Advance of Lee's Army into Pennsylvania
Resident Associate Program
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was a key part of the Civil War, with many battles fought within her borders. Join historian Ted Alexander on a tour studying the advance of General Lee's army into Pennsylvania and on to Gettysburg. View more details.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Event Location: Departs 4th St. and Independence Ave. SW, southeast corner of the Air & Space Museum, Fringe stop: I-270, Exit 26 Urbana Carpool lot. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218428.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8:15 AM.
Hot Spots of Invention Symposium
One-Time Events
The Lemelson Center presents a 2-day symposium on Hot Spots of Invention as part of its New Perspectives on Invention and Innovation series.
Whether it’s Edison’s laboratory or Silicon Valley, both scholars and the public have long been curious about inventors and the places in which they work. The Hot Spots of Invention symposium will feature scholars, inventors, and practitioners who will explore how invention and innovation are fostered--or hindered--by physical environments.
Registration is requested, but not required. Should you wish to RSVP, please do so at http://americanhistory.si.edu/rsvp/newperspectives.
9:30 AM: Opening Remarks
Dr. Arthur Molella, Director, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
The symposium sessions are divided into three broad categories--People, Spaces, and Places. Sessions on “place” explore the evolution of particular innovation hotspots and the factors that led to their creation. Sessions devoted to “people” explore the…
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Carmichael Auditorium, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Last day. Related Events: See related events this afternoon. Related Exhibition: Lemelson Center Showcase: Hot Spot of Invention, Spark!Lab.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.smithsonian.org. Exploring Undiscovered Rome, Florence, and Venice
Resident Associate Program
Italian travel experts Kathy McCabe and Barrie Kerper go beyond the tourist-filled sites to places known only by the locals. Practical tips and advice are shared, and the day concludes with a tasting of sweets with food historian Francine Segan. View more details.
Categories: Culinary Arts. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Metro: Smithsonian Mall Exit (Blue/Orange). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218229.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Handwork, Knitted Mittens, and Gloves
Resident Associate Program
This workshop focuses on the skills you need to make mittens and gloves, just in time for the holidays. Knitters learn knitting in the round; increases; using markers, using holders and counters; and how to knit thumbs and fingers. Various knitting techniques for decoration and design are discussed. View more details.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3031, 1100 Jefferson Dr, SW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218304.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 AM.
Writing a Compelling Mystery
Resident Associate Program
Using writing exercises and discussion, author John Gilstrap teaches how to merge the skills of a fiction writer with the clever tricks of the criminal mind to create a mystery novel. View more details.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Metro: Smithsonian Mall Exit (Blue/Orange). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218223.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival (SALTAF)
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
Celebrate the richness and diversity of South Asian literature and film through panel discussions, book readings, and film showings at this sixth annual festival.
The following authors read from, discuss, and sign copies of their books:
Daniyal Mueenuddin: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, his debut collection of short stories.
, Kamila Shamsie: Burnt Shadows, her latest novel about two unlikely families intertwined for generations.
, Ru Freeman: A Disobedient Girl, her debut novel that weaves together two seemingly disparate stories about a house servant yearning for more and a mother on the run with her young children.
, Tania James: Atlas of Unknowns, her debut novel that explores the divergent lives of two sisters, one who travels to America and the other who remains in their native Kerala.
, Dr. Kunal Basu: The Japanese Wife, his latest collection of 12 short stories.
Also, the following films will be screened:
, The Forgotten Woman, an award-winning documentary presented by filmmaker …
Categories: Films. Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit apanews.si.edu. Teacher Appreciation Day
Special Zoo Events
Don't miss a fun and exciting day for teachers!
Bring your school ID to the National Zoo's Visitor Center and register for special programs and presentations designed for teachers including animal demonstrations and exhibit programs that make great classroom experiences; the Zoo's newest education exhibit, Amazonia's Science on a Sphere; a screening and question-and-answer session about the documentary film Papalotzin; and much more!
Categories: Demonstrations. Venue: Zoo. Event Location: Visitor Center.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu. Saturday Morning Cartoons
One-Time Events
The museum celebrates American Indian Heritage Month with activities for the entire family:
10 AM-12 Noon: Try your hand at educational activities and take a family tour (Potomac Atrium).
, 10:30 AM-12 Noon: Enjoy family-friendly cartoons from from the award-winning Wapos Bay and Raven Tales series (Mitsitam Cafe). Note: Breakfast specials will be offered from 10-11 AM.
Categories: Films. Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium and Mitsitam Cafe. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Saturdays through November 28.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Children’s Africana Book Awards Ceremony, with book signings
One-Time Events
The National Museum of African Art hosts the 2009 awards ceremony for the winning authors and illustrators of the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA). All are invited to meet the winners. Book signing follows.
2009 Winning Titles:
The Butter Man by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou; Julie Klear Essakalli (illus.). Waterman, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 2008. $14.95.
, One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway; Eugenie Fernandes (illus.). Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2008. $18.95.
, Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola; New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008. $16.95.
Categories: Kids & Families. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Exploring Nature in Detail: Draw-In Workshop
One-Time Events
(ages 10 and above) The Naturalist Center houses thousands of specimens for the budding and professional artist to sketch. Professional artists are on hand to demonstrate drawing techniques, answer questions, and offer advice. Participants should bring their own art supplies.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Event Location: Note Address: Naturalist Center, 741 Miller Dr. SE, Leesburg, VA, 20175. Cost: Free. For more information and directions, call 703-779-9712.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mnh.si.edu. Spotlight on History: Skyhooking the Mail
One-Time Events
Seventy years ago, an airplane swooped out of the sky to snatch a container full of mail suspended on a rope between two poles. Designed to provide airmail service to towns without airports, this unique form of airmail operated for about ten years and was invented by a dentist. Today, learn about airmail service with the following activities:
1-3 PM: Drop by to chat with museum staff about this oddball story beneath a Stinson Reliant airplane that performed skyhooking mail exchanges (Atrium).
, 1:30 PM: Join James O’Donnell (museum specialist) and Gary Ell (marketing creative director, Engineered Arresting Systems) as they give a presentation on airmail pick-up’s past and high-tech future (Discovery Center).
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Atrium and Discovery Center, Lower Level. Cost: Free.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.postalmuseum.si.edu. Beer Planet: A Voyage of Discovery to the World's Great Beers and Brewing Cultures
Resident Associate Program
Internationally renowned brewer and author Horst Dornbusch takes you taste buds on a vicarious tour of the world's major brewing cultures?Germany, Belgium, the British Isles, and America, in this structured tasting at the Brickskeller. View more details.
Categories: Culinary Arts. Lectures & Discussions. Event Location: Brickskeller, 1523 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC, Metro: (Dupont Circle Metro, Red line). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218148.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise
Resident Associate Program
Resident Members Only: Presented by the National American History Museum in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise exhibition features more than 100 images and ... View more details.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of American History, Spurlock Photography Gallery, 1300 Constitution Ave, N.W. Washington, DC, Metro: Smithsonian Mall Exit (Blue/Orange). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=218884.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:00 PM.
Children's Native American Opera: El conejo y el coyote/The Rabbit and the Coyote
One-Time Events
(for ages 5 and up) In this tale based on Zapotecas legends, Rabbit outwits Coyote at every turn -- in a garden of chile peppers, at a boiling cauldron, by a cactus, at a wasp's nest, on a quiet lagoon, and finally in an out-of-this-world location that could leave a creature howling! This imaginative opera by Victor Rasgado is sung in a fantastical imaginary language and narrated in English. Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Repeats November 8.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nmai.si.edu. ImaginAsia: Predicting Your Future
ImaginAsia
(Ages 8-14 with adult companion) What if you had a book that helped you decide if today was safe to ride your bike? Royalty and commoners alike in Turkey and Iran consulted the Falnama for advice and predictions about the future. Tour the Falnama exhibition to look for clues, find omens, and follow warnings. In the classroom create an amulet for protection and prosperity.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia classroom, Sackler sublevel 2. Cost: Free. First come first served.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:00 PM.
From Main Street: Music and Sound in “Portrait of Maquoketa”
One-Time Events
Join artist Rose Frantzen and her brother, composer John Frantzen, in this performance showcasing the music and sounds inspired by her artwork Portrait of Maquoketa (on view in the related exhibition) that features portraits of individuals from her Iowa town.
This multifaceted program includes the following:
a screening of the documentary film short Portrait of Maquoketa, which details the creation of the paintings of her fellow citizens by the artist;
, a discussion with Rose Frantzen covering the origins and development of the installation’s audio component Voice of Maquoketa; and
, a live music performance featuring the east coast premiere of John Frantzen’s own tribute to Maquoketa: "Where Rivers Bend," a mixed chamber ensemble performed by musicians from the University of Maryland, under the direction of Dr. L. Richmond Sparks.
Categories: Films. Performances. Venue: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G Street). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Portraiture Now: Communities.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:00 PM.
Innovative Lives with Remo Belli and Ken Kimery
One-Time Events
What do The Beatles, DuPont, and Mickey Rooney have in common? Mr. Remo Belli.
Considered by many as the "father of the modern drumhead," Belli revolutionized the music products industry by perfecting the first practical synthetic drumhead, "WeatherKing."
In this moderated conversation, Belli will discuss his experiences as a musician in 1940s Los Angeles and how his community of fellow musicians led to his innovations and inventions in the making of percussion instruments. This program will be hosted by Ken Kimery, Executive Producer of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and a question and answer session will follow.
This program is presented as part of the Lemelson Center's Hot Spots of Invention Symposium.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Carmichael Auditorium, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Events: See related Symposium and Drum Circle program today. Related Exhibition: Spark!Lab.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit invention.smithsonian.org. Drum Circle with Remo Belli
One-Time Events
In the words of Arthur Hull, “The Community Drum Circle is a fun entry-level learning experience that is accessible to anyone who wants to participate. Drum Circle participants express themselves collectively by using a chorus of tuned drums, percussion, and vocals to create a musical song together while having a great time.”
Visitors are invited to participate in a drum circle led by inventor and percussionist Remo Belli and Ken Kimery, executive producer, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
This program is presented as part of the Lemelson Center's Hot Spots of Invention Symposium.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Flag Hall, 2nd Floor, Center. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Events: See Symposium and Innovative Lives program today. Related Exhibition: Spark!Lab.
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM.
For more info visit invention.smithsonian.org. IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Sunday, November 8, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Sunday, November 8, 2009.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Sunday, November 8, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Sunday, November 8, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Experiments in 19th-Century Color Photography
One-Time Events
This scholarly symposium brings together national and international specialists (curators, historians, and conservators) to present new scholarship on the history of early experiments in color photography in the 19th century, highlighting the related unique collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Scheduled presenters and their papers include:
Michelle Delaney (curator, Photographic History Collection, National Museum of American History): “The Hillotypes Collection at the National Museum of American History”
, Dr. Dusan Stulik (senior scientist, The Getty Conservation Institute): “Current Getty Research on 19th-Century Photographic Processes”
, Grant Romer (senior conservator, The International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House): “Color in the Eastman House Collections”
, Kelly Wright (adjunct professor and doctoral candidate, University of Cincinnati): “Reverend Hill’s Domestic World: The Context for Color in 1856”
, Francois Brunet (professor of art history…
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Carmichael Auditorium, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Robert F. Dorr's "Hell Hawks!" and "Air Force One": Book Signings
One-Time Events
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.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats Nov. 11, 15, 20, 21, 28, and 29.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Tropical Archaeology in Panama: Reconstructing the Indigenous Past
One-Time Events
In an illustrated lecture, Dr. Richard Cooke, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, discusses his archaeological work in Panama and Central America. Using both his own research and other cross-disciplinary studies, he reconstructs the history of the indigenous peoples and their use of the environment on the isthmus of Panama.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
William H. Fitzhugh's "Genghis Khan" and "Gifts from the Ancestors": Book Signings
One-Time Events
Dr. William H. Fitzhugh (director of the museum's Arctic Studies Center) signs copies of his books Genghis Khan and Gifts from the Ancestors.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Outside Main Museum Store, Ground Floor. Cost: Books available for purchase in Museum Store.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Elizabeth Brownstein's Lincoln's Other White House: Book Signing
One-Time Events
Elizabeth Brownstein signs copies of her book Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Outside Mall Museum Store, 2nd Floor. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Children's Native American Opera: El conejo y el coyote/The Rabbit and the Coyote
One-Time Events
(for ages 5 and up) In this tale based on Zapotecas legends, Rabbit outwits Coyote at every turn -- in a garden of chile peppers, at a boiling cauldron, by a cactus, at a wasp's nest, on a quiet lagoon, and finally in an out-of-this-world location that could leave a creature howling! This imaginative opera by Victor Rasgado is sung in a fantastical imaginary language and narrated in Spanish. Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month.
Note: This performance was previously to be narrated in English; it will now be narrated in Spanish.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Events: Last day.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nmai.si.edu. ArtLab for Teens ***Filled***
One-Time Events
(ages 13-17) This five-week program for teenagers is inspired by the geometric, abstract sculptures of Washington-based artist Anne Truitt. Participants explore their own creative process through studio projects led by D.C. artist Patrick McDonough. No previous art experience is necessary, and all materials are provided by the museum.
Note: Students must be able to attend all 5 Sundays (beginning October 18) and have met application requirement. Apply online at http://artlab.si.edu/artlab2/application.html. For more information, call 202-633-3382 or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: ArtLab (enter from Sculpture Garden). Cost: Free, but space is limited. To apply by October 14 deadline, see Note. Continues: Workshop continues Sunday, November 15. Related Exhibition: Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. D.C.'s Historic Barracks Row and 8th Street
Resident Associate Program
Join us for a walking tour along historic 8th Street SE, also known as Barracks Row. An important transportation line into the city, it connected the docks south of the city, now where the Navy Yard stands, to Pennsylvania Avenue and the rest of the city. Now home to many restaurants, the tour will include samples and visits. View more details.
Categories: Culinary Arts. Gallery Talks & Tours. Event Location: Tour meets at the top of the escalator, outside the Eastern Market Metro Station, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, SE (Blue/Orange Lines), Street parking only. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218946.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:00 PM.
Nancy Rial's Alan's Letters: Book Signing
One-Time Events
Nancy Rial signs copies of her book Alan's Letters.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. ImaginAsia: Predicting Your Future
ImaginAsia
(Ages 8-14 with adult companion) What if you had a book that helped you decide if today was safe to ride your bike? Royalty and commoners alike in Turkey and Iran consulted the Falnama for advice and predictions about the future. Tour the Falnama exhibition to look for clues, find omens, and follow warnings. In the classroom create an amulet for protection and prosperity.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia classroom, Sackler sublevel 2. Cost: Free. First come first served.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:00 PM.
Steinway Series: Lucille Snell
One-Time Events
Lucille J. Snell (flute) celebrates her first solo recital since retiring in 2008 from the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. She is accompanied by Lori Dean (piano) and Alexander Dean (violin).
Categories: Performances. Venue: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.). Cost: Free; tickets distributed first come, first served in the G St. lobby beginning at 2 PM. Continues: Series continues 2nd Sunday of each month.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Korean Folktales
Renwick Gallery
Learn about the fascinating tradition of Korean folktales with Young-Key Kim-Renaud (chair of the Korean Studies Department, George Washington University). She elaborates on the history and significance of this rich art form in Korean culture that has inspired the work of SunKoo Yuh, one of the four artists featured in the related exhibition.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Renwick Gallery of the American Art Museum. Event Location: In the Renwick Gallery's Grand Salon. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Staged Stories: Renwick Craft Invitational 2009.
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Monday, November 9, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Monday, November 9, 2009.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Monday, November 9, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Monday, November 9, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Curator's Talk with Cesáreo Moreno
Anacostia Community Museum
Cesáreo Moreno, curator of the exhibition The African Presence in México, offers insights into the history and cultural retentions of the African legacy in Mexico and modern-day influences. Issues include Spanish history, the slave trade, cultural influences, and the areas of Veracruz and Costa Chica.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Program Room. Cost: Free; for reservations, call 202-633-4844. Related Exhibition: The African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present.
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:00 PM.
For more info visit anacostia.si.edu. Introduction to Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
Resident Associate Program
Photographers, artists, graphic designers, web designers, and computer enthusiasts can benefit from this introduction to Photoshop, the industry standard software used to edit pictures and create designs for print and Web use. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Computer Lab, 10th St. & Constitution Avenue, NW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218768.
Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:30 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Native Pride Dancers
Discovery Theater
All Ages, Larry Yazzie and the Native Pride Dancers perform music and movement passed down by their ancestors. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218478.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10:15 AM.
Apollo Space Program Virtual Conference for Educators
One-Time Events
Forty years ago the Apollo Space Program met President Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon, one of the most significant achievements of the 20th Century. Join experts from the National Air and Space Museum as they present the challenges of the Apollo Program and examine the remarkable technologies that made the moon landings possible.
Participate in interactive discussions that highlight the Apollo program and its impact on American and world history and our lives today.
Explore ways to teach your students how to use primary source materials.
The program includes sessions of general interest and sessions for secondary teachers with ties to the NASA History Advanced Placement and Human Geography Advanced Placement projects.
New to virtual conferencing? A virtual or online conference is similar to other professional conferences only you access it online. Registration is free and open to everyone. And since we know your days are busy and the conference schedule might not fit yours, all th…
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Webcasts & Webinars. Event Location: Online presentation. Cost: Free, registration required.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Dig It! Activities
One-Time Events
A museum educator and docent stationed at a cart offer visitors hands-on activities related to soils and answer visitors' questions.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Dig It! The Secrets of Soil exhibit, Second Floor. Continues: Continues every Tuesday. Related Exhibition: Dig It! The Secrets of Soil (through Jan. 3, 2010).
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Native Pride Dancers
Discovery Theater
All Ages, Larry Yazzie and the Native Pride Dancers perform music and movement passed down by their ancestors. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218479.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:30 AM.
Home-School Open House
One-Time Events
The Portrait Gallery Education Department hosts this home-school open house with mini-tours of special exhibitions, story time for children, hands-on arts activities, and an interactive self-guide for groups.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Event Location: Meet in the Kogod Courtyard to sign in first. Cost: Free, but registration required; attendees should e-mail provostg@si.edu the number and ages of children, number of adults, mailing address, and phone number.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Curator's Tour: Rachel Kent
One-Time Events
Join curator Rachel Kent -- senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia -- for a tour of the related exhibition.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Meet in exhibition Yinka Shonibare MBE, Sublevel 1. Cost: Free. Related Events: See related book signing at 4 PM today. Related Exhibition: Yinka Shonibare MBE.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Yinka Shonibare MBE: Book Signing
One-Time Events
Meet the artist in the intimate space of our museum pavilion as he signs catalogues from the exhibition Yinka Shonibare MBE. African-inspired drinks are served.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Pavilion, Ground Level. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Yinka Shonibare MBE.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. "Choc’late Soldiers from the USA": Sex, Race, and Rhythm
One-Time Events
This landmark documentary explores how African American soldiers and British civilians form an unexpected bond during World War II, when some 140,000 African American soldiers fought in Europe. After this premiere screening, filmmakers Sonny Izon and Gregory Cooke, along with veterans who appear in the film, offer commentary and take questions from the audience.
Categories: After Five. Films. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Ring Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 6:30 PM.
Film Series: Midnight Ramble
Anacostia Community Museum
(1994, 60 min. directed by Pearl Bowser and Bestor Cram) This documentary film focuses on Oscar Micheaux, a pioneering filmmaker, and the little-known community of black independent filmmakers who produced close to 500 movies for African American audiences between 1910 and 1940. These “race movies” were shown at segregated screenings, many held after dark. Called “midnight rambles,” they provided diverse images of African Americans that were unavailable in mainstream Hollywood movies.
Categories: After Five. Films. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Program Room. Cost: Free; for reservations and more information, call 202-633-4844. Continues: Series continues monthly.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:00 PM.
For more info visit anacostia.si.edu. What Makes It Great?
Resident Associate Program
What makes music great? NPR's Performance Today commentator Rob Kapilow has the answers. In this session, Kapilow and the Peabody Chamber Players explore Bach's Double Concerto in D Minor. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218782.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:00 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. 'Hok-noth-da?' Listen! I Have a Story To Tell
One-Time Events
(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. Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Resource Center, 3rd Level. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Repeats every Wednesday through November 28.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM.
For more info visit americanindian.si.edu. Amy Nathan's Yankee Doodle Gals: Book Signing
One-Time Events
Amy Nathan signs copies of her children's book Yankee Doodle Gals, along with WASPs (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) Lillian Yonally and Elaine Harmon.
Categories: Kids & Families. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Answering the Call: Veterans Day Short Film Project
One-Time Events
There are many famous stories of Native Americans in the U.S. Today, the museum presents the first look at the winning short documentaries about Native veterans from the Answering the Call: Veterans Day Short Film Contest.
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats today at 3:30 PM.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:30 AM.
Robert F. Dorr's "Hell Hawks!" and "Air Force One": Book Signings
One-Time Events
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.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats Nov. 15, 20, 21, 28, and 29.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Robert M. Pool's On Hallowed Ground: Book Signing
One-Time Events
Robert M. Pool signs copies of his book On Hallowed Ground.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Outside Mall Museum Store, 2nd Floor. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Ask an Expert: Edwin Hubble
One-Time Events
David DeVorkin, in the museum's Space History Division, discusses who Edwin Hubble was and why a telescope was named after him.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Meet at the Museum Seal, Milestones of Flight, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 100. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues most Wednesdays.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Veterans Day: Serving Their Country: American Indian Politics and Patriotism in the 20th Century
One-Time Events
To honor Native American veterans, Dr. Paul C. Rosier (associate professor of history, Villanova University) discusses his new book Serving Their Country: American Indian Politics and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century with Dr. Mark Hirsch (American Indian Museum historian). Book signing follows.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nmai.si.edu. George Norfleet and Charles Herbert Flowers Jr.: Book Signings
One-Time Events
George Norfleet signs copies of his book A Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and Charles Herbert Flowers Jr. signs copies of his children's book Training the Best.
Categories: Kids & Families. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats Nov. 21 and 28.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. The Scientist Is In: Ask an Expert
One-Time Events
An ocean scientist stationed within the exhibition 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.
On the third Wednesday of each month, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist is in the exhibition to talk with visitors.
Categories: Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the Sant Ocean Hall. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues every Wednesday. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Answering the Call: Veterans Day Short Film Project
One-Time Events
There are many famous stories of Native Americans in the U.S. Today, the museum presents the first look at the winning short documentaries about Native veterans from the Answering the Call: Veterans Day Short Film Contest.
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:30 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Thursday, November 12, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Albert Einstein Planetarium
Embark on an astronomical adventure at the Einstein Planetarium. For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Einstein Planetarium Web site.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Albert Einstein Planetarium. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202322.
Thursday, November 12, 2009.
IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Thursday, November 12, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Thursday, November 12, 2009.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Collection Connections: Abraham Lincoln
One-Time Events
President Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday has been celebrated with commemorative postage stamps and coins throughout his bicentennial year. This morning, the U.S. Mint releases the final penny (which depicts the Capitol dome as it looked during Lincoln’s presidency) struck to celebrate the occasion; the release ceremony takes place near the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. After the ceremony, stop by the Postal Museum to make your own stamp collection featuring Lincoln stamps!
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Atrium. Cost: Free.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Supreme Court Preview
Resident Associate Program
Begin the day at court with an insider's view of where and how the nine justices, including the newest member, deliberate. Afterwards, join in a panel discussion with top legal experts about the upcoming 2009/2010 docket. View more details.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Event Location: Supreme Court, One First Street, NE, Metro: Capital South (Blue/Orange Line). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218738.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
Meet Our Museum: Confederate Currency—Whatever It Took to Keep It Circulating
One-Time Events
Curator Dick Doty of the Museum’s Numismatics collection displays some examples of paper notes that reveal the ingenuity of Confederate treasury officials and the public to keep money in circulation during the Civil War. Many methods were employed, from hand- and machine-stitching, pinning, and affixing of postage stamps. These irregularities were uncovered when a major collection was donated to the Museum in 1998.
This Meet Our Museum will be held in the Presidential Reception Suite, first floor center. A question-and-answer session follows the presentation.
Every Thursday, at a Meet Our Museum talk, a staff member shares stories about objects in the museum's collections and discusses the museum's efforts to collect, preserve, research, interpret, and present our nation's history.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: 2nd Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Continues: Meet Our Museum continues most Thursdays. Related Exhibition: Legendary Coins & Currency.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM.
Coral Conservation
Special Zoo Events
Coral, one of the world’s biological treasures, is at risk worldwide. Colonies that have flourished for thousands of years are dying because of environmental damage, destructive fishing practices such as dynamite fishing and bottom trawling, pollution, and global warming.
Join National Zoo scientists and conservation leaders to discuss how they are preserving critical forms of corals to avoid extinction, and how they eventually plan to restore these species back into the wild.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Zoo. Event Location: Visitor Center Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu. Ask an Expert: From Loon to Poseidon
One-Time Events
Tom Lassman, curator in the museum's Space History Division, discusses the evolution of submarine-launched guided-missile technology used by the U.S. Navy.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird. Cost: Free, but $15 parking fee per vehicle. Continues: Series generally continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Punball: Only One Earth
One-Time Events
Enter the irreverent and whimsical world of William T. Wiley and take this rare opportunity to play Wiley’s Punball: Only One Earth, on view in the related exhibition.
Categories: After Five. Kids & Families. Venue: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Event Location: What's It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect, 3rd Floor, North. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats Thursdays, December 3 and 17. Related Exhibition: What's It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. Outwin Boochever - "Laura": Face-to-Face Portrait Talk
One-Time Events
The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, curator Brandon Brame Fortune speaks about Dave Woody’s photograph Laura.
Categories: After Five. Gallery Talks & Tours. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Event Location: Meet at F Street Lobby. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues most Thursday evenings. Related Exhibition: Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
"Tower" & "Tower For the No Bull Salvage"
One-Time Events
Senior curator Joann Moser introduces two short films (approximately 50 min. total) celebrating William T. Wiley’s 75-foot bronze sculpture Tower, made in cooperation with Lippincott, Inc. and answers questions from the audience.
Wiley’s Tower (1991) is a conversation with the artist at the site of the extraordinary sculpture.
, Tower For the No Bull Salvage (2005) is a poetic exploration of the mystical symbols of the sculpture.
Categories: After Five. Films. Venue: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: What's It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:30 PM.
For more info visit www.americanart.si.edu. On the Brink of Extinction: Journeys with the Rarest Animals in the World
Resident Associate Program
Jeff Corwin, the spirited biologist and adventurer often seen on Animal Planet and the Travel Channel, takes a break from his global travels to discuss the world's rarest species. Corwin focuses on species with only "100 Heartbeats" left in the wild. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium (use Constitution Ave. entrance). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218687.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:45 PM.
Meet the Artist: Yinka Shonibare MBE
One-Time Events
During the opening week of the artist’s major midcareer survey at the National Museum of African Art, UK-based Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare discusses his work with African Art Museum curator Karen Milbourne. Many of Shonibare’s works pose questions about politics, identity, and cultural authenticity in a postcolonial world.
Note: One of Shonibare's artworks The Age of Enlightenment—Antoine Lavoisier (2008) is on view in Strange Bodies through November 15.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Ring Auditorium. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Strange Bodies (at Hirshhorn) and Yinka Shonibare MBE (at African Art).
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Gwen Ifill Talks Politics with Andrea Mitchell
Resident Associate Program
Gwen Ifill, moderator for Washington Week and senior correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Andrea Mitchell, NBC Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent talk about current politics and the future of American democracy. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: National Museum of the American Indian, 4th St. & Independence Avenue, SW, Metro:L'Enfant Plaza(Blue/Orange/Yellow/Green). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=51850&performanceNumber=218705.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:30 PM.
Musicians from Marlboro I
Performances
Don’t miss the first of three annual concerts by the Musicians from Marlboro, which the Washington Post described last year as “among the most invigorating events of the classical season.” This performance features Mozart’s Quartet for Flute and Strings, K.685b; Brahms’s Quartet for Piano and Strings in C Minor; Messiaen’s Louange á l’Immortalité de Jésus, for violin and piano; Takemitsu’s A Bird Came Down the Walk; and Kaija Saariaho’s Mirrors, for flute and cello. The performers are Soovin Kim, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Michael Korman, cello; Renana Gutman, piano; and Joshua Smith, flute.
Categories: Performances. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free tickets required. Related Events: Pre-concert gallery tour, Whistler’s Nocturnes. 6:45 pm.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:30 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing informat