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Play Date at NMNH: Prehistoric Sea Creatures
One-Time Events
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, August 16 is all about prehistoric creatures of the Cretaceous ocean! Families can learn about and make close observations of select pieces from our specimen collection, measure themselves in relation to a mosasaur (a very large marine reptile!), and create your own Cretaceous ocean mural. Come and join us for a fun time learning through play and exploration all about these prehistoric sea creatures.
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum. Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Soichi Sakamoto and the Three-Year Swim Club
One-Time Events
Presented by Julie Checkoway, author of the New York Times bestseller “The Three-Year Swim Club,” which is in development as a major motion picture; and Kelli Y. Nakamura, associate professor at Kapi’olani Community College and author of the article “Soichi Sakamoto and the Three-Year Swim Club: ‘The World’s Greatest Swimming Coach.’” Kate Clarke Lemay, the Portrait Gallery's acting senior historian, will moderate the Q&A.
This conversation will center on the biography and portraits and of the pioneering Japanese American swim coach Soichi Sakamoto. During the Great Depression, Sakamoto established the Three-Year Swim Club for children on Maui’s sugar plantations, with the goal of transforming a multiethnic youth group into Olympic-level swimmers in an unprecedented amount of time. Sakamoto’s training club succeeded, and his achievement defied the racial prejudice against Japanese Americans at that time. This program is part of the Greenberg Steinhauser Forum in American Portraiture.
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soichi-sakamoto-and-the-three-year-swim-club-tickets-374528032427.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Art + History: Evening Encores
Resident Associate Program
If you’ve not experienced Paul Glenshaw’s dynamic series Art + History, in which he examines great works of art in their historical context, now’s your chance. In this summer series, he reprises six of his earlier daytime sessions in livestreamed evening programs. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">In this session, Glenshaw discusses The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins.</span> (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254245?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
VIRTUAL | Young Portrait Explorers: Texture and Touch
One-Time Events
Join our virtual workshop for children ages 3-6 and their adult companions as we discus themes from “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today” in a 30-minute program that incorporates close looking at art, movement and art-making.
Event Location: Online Via Zoom. Cost: Free—Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/337342930787.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Poetry Workshop: Black Women and Beauty
One-Time Events
Deepen your experience of the exhibition, Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience. and let it inspire your writing in this virtual ekphrastic poetry workshop. Ekphrastic poetry responds to a work of visual art-generally a painting, sculpture, or photograph. During this workshop, we will explore a form called pantoum which weaves lines of poetry together through repetition.
The workshop will be led by international slam poetry champion, Anthony McPherson. McPherson's work incorporates various art forms, as well as a myriad of character impressions, to address race, art, and his own biracial identity. He's appeared on Button Poetry, in HuffPost, and Upworthy, and has reached over ten million views since his first viral poem, "All Lives Matter: 1800's Edition."
To learn more about Revolutionary, click here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2010.3.1.
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odu-grDotHNPZfTfsZJ8M7AxGLcavdt92.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Architecture and Public Art Photography
Resident Associate Program
Learn how to take great photographs of architecture and public art. Class discussions include techniques and camera settings for cityscapes, individual buildings, architectural details, contemporary public art, monuments and memorials, and more.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254688?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Breakout! Allied Operations After D-Day
Resident Associate Program
The June 6, 1944, landings in occupied France by British, Canadian, and American soldiers constituted only the first phase of Operation Overlord. The early successes were followed by weeks of Allied frustration and horrific casualties in the face of German forces. Kevin Weddle, a professor of military theory and strategy, examines why the story of the ultimate Allied breakout is one of innovation, imagination, determined leadership, and German mistakes—and was as important and instrumental in the final Allied victory over Nazi Germany as any other D-Day battle.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254658?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
Portrait Drawing
Resident Associate Program
In this class, students will be introduced to the basic steps of how to create a convincing portrait using charcoal or graphite. All levels of experience welcomed.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254407?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Santa Fe Native Cinema Showcase 2022
One-Time Events
Join us in person in Santa Fe for the 2022 Native Cinema Showcase, an annual celebration of the best in Native film. By embracing oral histories, knowledge, and ancestral lands, Indigenous peoples are creating films to better understand the past and imagine a new way of thinking for the future. The showcase provides a unique forum for engagement with Native filmmakers from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and Arctic. The free screenings are held at the New Mexico History Museum. Saturday night’s family-friendly screening of Disney’s Encanto takes place at the Santa Fe Railyard Park. Showcase Schedule .
Event Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cost: Free.
Thursday, August 18, 2022 – Sunday, August 21, 2022.
VIRTUAL | Drawn to Figures
One-Time Events
Discover your inner artist in this live virtual drawing workshop. Facilitated by artist Jill Galloway, each session includes guided instruction on the techniques and challenges of figure drawing. Participants will be offered the chance to share their work at the end of the session. Each program will highlight a Portrait Gallery exhibition or portrait from the collection. Open to all skill levels, ages 18 and up. Suggested materials will be listed on the Eventbrite program page.
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free-- registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/339032012877.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents and learn about the history of the Smithsonian, its first Secretary, Joseph Henry and discover why this great American Institution is named after a British aristocrat. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Automatic Zoom captions will be turned on for this event. …
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
VIRTUAL | Barbara Jordan Comes to Washington
One-Time Events
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan made history in 1974 when she delivered the opening statement for President Richard Nixon’s impeachment hearings. This moment launched the Texas politician into the national spotlight and set the tone for a career that carried out the promise of the American dream. This one-hour program explores the history of this remarkable woman and examines the limitations for Black, queer and women politicians both then and now.
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barbara-jordan-comes-to-washington-tickets-365684320647.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Virtual Highlights Tour
One-Time Events
Presented by an expert panel of docents each showcasing their own favorite objects, this participatory tour brings the Smithsonian to you. What can we learn about American history when we look at it through the lens of mail and communication? What is the connection between Amelia Earhart and the mail? What role have stamps played in history? Who is Owney the dog and why was he so famous? Come learn all that and more on an engaging virtual tour that covers highlights of the National Postal Museum collection.
Recommended for ages 12+. Email NPMTours@si.edu with questions or if any accommodations may be needed.
Event Location: Online. Online Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/354656155107. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-highlights-tour-tickets-292061743537.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. The Photo Essay
Resident Associate Program
Learn how to create a photo essay, a set of photographs that tells a story or evokes a series of emotions. Homework assignments are designed to encourage students to explore their own personal interests.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254689?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Seeking the Lost Colony of Roanoke
Resident Associate Program
This first attempt by the English to settle the New World ended in the disappearance of 115 people in 1587 on what is now the North Carolina coast. It still remains an unsolved mystery. Andrew Lawler, a longtime science journalist, examines both old archival material and new archaeological data to provide up-to-date insights on the Roanoke settlers.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254302?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
Destination Cities: St. Louis
Resident Associate Program
From charming parks to neighborhoods that reflect a rich immigrant heritage to terrific beer and BBQ, St Louis, Missouri, has much to offer visitors. PBS television host Darley Newman leads a lively virtual tour of the city, uncovering the lesser-known backstories of its iconic landmarks and locally loved hidden gems—and plenty of reasons why St. Louis is an ideal destination.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254659?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Teaching the Unvarnished Truth: Reconstruction and Its Legacies
One-Time Events
Featuring: Jesse Hagopian (Zinn Education Project), Jeremy Nesoff (Facing History & Ourselves), Kurt Russell (2022 National Teacher of the Year) and Dr. Kidada Williams (historian, author, and host of Seizing Freedom podcast) with NMAAHC hosts Paul Gardullo and Candra Flanagan
Join the NMAAHC for a stimulating discussion about the importance of teaching the history of Reconstruction in the U.S. The panel will explore how and why this era is critical to understanding the U.S. then and now. During the conversation, panelists will discuss how organizations are working to re-shape the narrative as well as share ideas and resources to support classroom educators to consider how this important era can help students compare and interpret many of the current questions of society.
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3944442/teaching-the-unvarnished-truthreconstruction-and-its-legacies-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-center-for-teaching-and-learning-. Related Exhibition: Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies.
Thursday, August 18, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals with Malik and Miles George
One-Time Events
Through the Window and into the Mirror is a video conversation series about the experiences of African American STEM professionals today. Students will peer into the ‘windows’ of the speakers’ lives, learn from their lived experiences as STEM professionals, and find parts of their culture and lifestyle ‘mirrored’ in the speakers’ lessons of their youth and greatest challenges and accomplishments. Through the Window and into the Mirror aims to inform, inspire, and be a starting point for students as they take steps towards having careers in STEM. Malik and Miles George are Biological Engineering PhD students at MIT. They graduated from MIT with a degree in Biological Engineering and a minor in African and African Diaspora Studies. Recently, they have started social media accounts on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and Discord promoting STEM and higher education in fun and relatable ways. As Black students in the STEM community, they aim to spread science advocacy and diversity to students of all ages. They want…
Event Location: Online. Cost: This is a free program. Participants are encouraged to submit questions to the speaker(s).
Submit questions for the speakers. Get Tickets or Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/2c5b829697514bbdbde52a2be2e401ac. Accessibility: Captioning.
Friday, August 19, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit nmaahc.si.edu. Secrets of the Sommelier
Resident Associate Program
The path to becoming a wine expert is long, arduous, and intensive. Award-winning sommelier Erik Segelbaum offers a chance to accelerate your learning by sharing the tips, tricks, and secrets to tasting and selecting wines like a world-class pro. Part of a 3-session summer series, this immersive program includes a curated personal tasting kit to enhance the experience.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254648?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, August 19, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Meet the Filmmaker: Ahsen Nadeem
Films
Crows Are White
Friday, August 19, 7 p.m.
In person: Ahsen Nadeem, director; Aaron P. Proffitt, Professor of Japanese Studies, University at Albany
Get your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crows-are-white-tickets-388083437007
“I’ll be honest with you, I’m a fantastic liar,” announces Ahsen Nadeem at the outset of his autobiographical documentary. The son of devout Muslim parents who want him to settle down with a nice Muslim girl, he has secretly married an American, non-Muslim woman and is afraid to tell them. Seeking spiritual guidance, he travels to a secretive Buddhist temple in Japan where the monks practice extreme acts of physical endurance. But the only monk who offers help is an outcast himself who prefers heavy metal music and sweet desserts to the rigors of monastery life. As their friendship evolves over the course of five years, Ahsen comes closer to telling his parents the truth. This charming film strikes a balance between weighty issues of faith and familial loyalty with…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Friday, August 19, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Sunrise Hikes at Great Falls, Virginia
Resident Associate Program
The Great Falls of the Potomac is the most magnificent natural landmark in the metropolitan Washington area. Rise early on a late summer morning, avoid the crowds, and enjoy a socially distanced, small-group experience in the great outdoors with naturalist Keith Tomlinson.
Event Location: Tour meets at Difficult Run Parking Lot near Great Falls National Park. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254769?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, August 20, 2022, 6:15 AM – 9:30 AM.
Architecture on the Nation’s Front Lawn
Resident Associate Program
The structures on the National Mall embody Washington, D.C, the Smithsonian, and America. Enjoy a morning walking tour led by lecturer Bill Keene and discover the Mall’s history, design, and architecture, from its earliest vision to the latest developments. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: Tour meets outside the Smithsonian Metro, Mall Exit. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254654?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, August 20, 2022, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Unicorn Kids Club
One-Time Events
Celebrate What Makes You Magical! Here is your chance to celebrate who you are, find other kids like you, and have some fun. There is power in numbers! Each month we’ll focus on a different way to be different. Join us for stories, making cool stuff, and other activities designed just for kids like you. Geared towards kids aged 5 – 12
The Unicorn Kids Club meets every third Saturday of the month from 11am to 12pm from June to November of this year. Each date has a different focus. June 18 - Transgender/Gender-creative Kids Day , July 16 - Introverted Kids Day , Aug 20 - Kids with Dyslexia Day , Sept 17 - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids Day , Oct 15 - New Kids on the Block Day , Nov 19 - Celebrate All Difference Day.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: First Floor. Cost: FREE. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unicorn-kids-club-tickets-338488055887.
Saturday, August 20, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Back-to-Basics Boot Camp for Knitters
Resident Associate Program
Whether you know how to knit a scarf but not much more, used to knit but now feel rusty, or are confident in your beginning knitting skills but want to make sure you're ready for an intermediate class or project, this workshop is for you.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254690?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, August 20, 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Sunrise Hikes at Great Falls, Virginia
Resident Associate Program
The Great Falls of the Potomac is the most magnificent natural landmark in the metropolitan Washington area. Rise early on a late summer morning, avoid the crowds, and enjoy a socially distanced, small-group experience in the great outdoors with naturalist Keith Tomlinson.
Event Location: Tour meets at Difficult Run Parking Lot near Great Falls National Park. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254770?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Sunday, August 21, 2022, 6:15 AM – 9:30 AM.
Castle Stories: The Megatherium Club
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
As the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building many of the things you might think of when you think of the Smithsonian started here! Join one of our Castle docents as they spotlight one of these stories in the Castle’s rich history and trace it forward through time to see how it impacts the Smithsonian as we know it today.
“The increase and diffusion of knowledge,” words from founding benefactor James Smithson’s will that guide the entire Smithsonian. But what did they mean to a group of (occasionally) rowdy and colorful young scientists? Tasked with exploring the North American continent and collection specimens of all kids—beetles, birds, rocks and fossils—for the National Museum house in the Castle these scientists paved the way for the discoveries being made by Smithsonian scientists today. Members of the Megatherium Club were known individually for their contributions to zoology, paleontology and geology, but as a group the jolly band held sack races after hours in the Castle and serenaded the…
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Monday, August 22, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Virtual Art Workshop
One-Time Events
Bring a piece of the museum's collection into your home in this virtual craft workshop. Join NMAAHC curator Elaine Nichols and Cielo Contreras of Rock Paper Plant as we explore the life and work of pioneering African American fashion designer, Ann Lowe.
In this workshop, you will learn how to create your own work of needle felted art inspired by a cocktail dress designed by Ann Lowe. Needle felting is the art of using special needles to fuse wool fibers together. Together we will learn about Ann Lowe’s work while sculpting 3-dimensional roses and leaves out of wool.
Your ticket includes the cost of all materials needed for the activity, instructions, and postage. Materials kits will be shipped to participants in advance of the program. Participants must register by August 10, 2022, to ensure materials arrive on time.
Materials kit includes: Wool in shades of pink and green , Two felting needles , Foam felting pad , Black felt fabric , 4” embroidery hoop , Glue , Pencil , Ribbon for…
Event Location: Online. Cost: $20. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3345368/virtual-art-workshop--washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-audience-engagement.
Monday, August 22, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
The Age of Confucius
Resident Associate Program
Historian Justin M. Jacobs analyzes the exciting intellectual ferment of the age of Confucius and the thinkers who followed in his footsteps during the Warring States era: Mozi, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. The lively exchange of ideas among these philosophers helped define Chinese civilization itself and set the stage for the next two thousand years of dynasties and empires.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254660?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, August 22, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters: America’s Arts and Crafts Movement
Resident Associate Program
In the late 19th century, Elbert Hubbard, a salesman for Buffalo’s Larkin Soap Company, fused the ideals of the British Arts and Crafts movement with his strong business sense to create the artistic and philosophical community called Roycroft in East Aurora, New York. Alan Nowicki, program director at the Roycroft campus, traces its influential flourishing, its demise, and its restoration that captures its former glory.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254661?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, August 22, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Bridges of Light and Time: A Reflective Writing Workshop
Resident Associate Program
Discover the power of reflective writing inspired by art guided by the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s Writing Salon, Mary Hall Surface. Join her and step into the colors, light, and forms of Claude Monet’s exquisite The Japanese Footbridge to explore the bridge as a metaphor for the thresholds and journeys of our lives.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254662?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Play Date at NMNH: Beguiling Birds
One-Time Events
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, August 23 is all about birds! Families can look at select pieces from our collection related to birds, explore materials birds might use to make their nests, and create their own take-home craft to help them look for birds in your neighborhood and around the museum!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum. Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio description are available with two-weeks advanced notice. To request this service,…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Ground Floor. Cost: Free.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Botanical Illustration: Watercolor Flowers
Resident Associate Program
Learn watercolor techniques specific to botanical illustration, including dry brushing and creating small details, while working from sketches or photos of real flowers.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254691?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Jazz: Modern Soundscapes in Film
Resident Associate Program
Some of the world’s greatest movie scores were composed by some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. With film clips, commentary, and live piano demonstrations, concert musician and movie fanatic Rachel Franklin delves into the hidden magic of some of the finest jazz-inspired music from films including A Streetcar Named Desire, The Sweet Smell of Success, Alfie, and Birdman.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254663?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Abstract Watercolor for Beginners
Resident Associate Program
Learn to embrace and celebrate the unpredictability, versatility, and beauty of watercolor. Class discussions cover supplies; color theory, palettes and pigment control; and various exercises and experiments to achieve different effects.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254692?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Future of Seafood: How Aquaculture Connects Local and Global Communities
One-Time Events
Where does your seafood come from? Meet Imani Black, former oyster farmer and founder of Minorities in Aquaculture. Learn about the past and present of the Chesapeake Bay and how aquaculture is changing its future for communities.
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Our Places Exhibit, off the Rotunda. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Our Places: Connecting People and Nature. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The ENIAC Programmers: The Women Behind the First Modern Computer
Resident Associate Program
After the end of World War II, six pioneering women were assigned to program the new Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer—for which there were no instructional codes or programming languages to guide them. They succeeded, but their story was never told to the public. Author and documentary filmmaker Kathy Kleiman brings it—and these technological revolutionaries—out of the shadows.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254778?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
DC’s Black Broadway: Remembering U Street’s Brightest Lights
Resident Associate Program
Long before today’s restaurants, boutiques, and luxury high-rises, Washington’s U Street was known as the city’s vibrant Black Broadway. Author Briana A. Thomas brings to life the historic U Street neighborhood’s heritage of arts, entertainment, and commerce from the early triumphs of emancipation to the recent struggles of gentrification.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254664?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents as they explain the importance of the phrase “the increase and diffusion of knowledge” and how it went from being six words in an English scientist’s will to shaping the destiny of the Smithsonian we know today. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Auto-Captions…
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Build Your Photographic Portfolio
Resident Associate Program
Show off your photos like a pro and learn how to assemble a personal portfolio that reflects your best work and your distinctive vision as a photographer.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254693?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Poetry Workshop: Black Men and Flight
One-Time Events
Deepen your experience of the exhibition, Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience. and let it inspire your writing in this virtual ekphrastic poetry workshop. Ekphrastic poetry responds to a work of visual art-generally a painting, sculpture, or photograph. Using the metaphor of flight, this workshop will explore works of art that focus on the experience of Black men.
The workshop will be led by international slam poetry champion, Anthony McPherson. McPherson's work incorporates various art forms, as well as a myriad of character impressions, to address race, art, and his own biracial identity. He's appeared on Button Poetry, in HuffPost, and Upworthy, and has reached over ten million views since his first viral poem, "All Lives Matter: 1800's Edition.".
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqd-GhqjkuGd0ynJH2w0-U3I8SyCVU8dOU.
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Indigenous Civilizations of the Southwest: Transitions and Innovations
Resident Associate Program
Recent discoveries suggest that Indigenous peoples have lived in the area we know as the American Southwest for more than 22, 000 years. Jon Ghahate of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque examines how these early inhabitants utilized science-based constructs as they shifted from nomadic hunter-gatherer family groups to more socially complex agrarian communities of thousands of inhabitants.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254665?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Sunrise Hikes at Great Falls, Virginia
Resident Associate Program
The Great Falls of the Potomac is the most magnificent natural landmark in the metropolitan Washington area. Rise early on a late summer morning, avoid the crowds, and enjoy a socially distanced, small-group experience in the great outdoors with naturalist Keith Tomlinson.
Event Location: Tour meets at Difficult Run Parking Lot near Great Falls National Park. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254771?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, August 26, 2022, 6:15 AM – 9:30 AM.
Smithsonian 175th Film Fest: Looking Back to 150
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
We’re ending this Smithsonian 175th Film Fest series with a party. Well, a video of a party. In 1996, as the Smithsonian was celebrating its 150th anniversary, National Museum of Natural History volunteer Mignon Davis picked up her Hi8 Camcorder and documented the celebrations. She stopped at exhibitions, spoke with Smithsonian staff, caught musical performances, and captured scenes from a firework show near the Smithsonian Castle.
In our final program on Friday, August 26, at 12 p.m. we’ll be joined by Mignon Davis and Archives digital archivist Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig. They’ll take us back to the Smithsonian’s 150th birthday party and provide some background to the film. Additionally, Schmitz Fuhrig will share about how the video arrived at the Archives and her work as a digital archivist.
About the Smithsonian 175th Film Fest
To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is hosting monthly programs featuring films from the collections of the Smithsonian…
Event Location: Online; Internet connection required. Online Link: https://siarchives.si.edu/smithsonian-175th-film-fest-looking-back-150. Cost: Free. Registration is required. Get Tickets or Register: https://siarchives.si.edu/smithsonian-175th-film-fest-looking-back-150. Accessibility: Captioning.
Friday, August 26, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit siarchives.si.edu. Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals with Audrey Rose Wooden
One-Time Events
Through the Window and into the Mirror is a video conversation series about the experiences of African American STEM professionals today. Students will peer into the ‘windows’ of the speakers’ lives, learn from their lived experiences as STEM professionals, and find parts of their culture and lifestyle ‘mirrored’ in the speakers’ lessons of their youth and greatest challenges and accomplishments. Through the Window and into the Mirror aims to inform, inspire, and be a starting point for students as they take steps towards having careers in STEM. Audrey Rose Wooden (she/they) is an interaction engineer who focuses on educational technology and the intersections of technology and storytelling. She searches for projects that help people communicate with each other in new and interesting ways. This could be building a new technology or improving an old one. Her goal is to help people learn more and learn better. She holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Comparative Media Studies, and is…
Event Location: Online. Cost: This is a free program. Participants are encouraged to submit questions to the speaker(s).
Submit questions for the speakers. Get Tickets or Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/2c5b829697514bbdbde52a2be2e401ac. Accessibility: Captioning.
Friday, August 26, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit nmaahc.si.edu. Samurai Rebellion
Films
Get your free tickets here: mifune2022.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPTLUZFRq4
Toshiro Mifune stars as Isaburo Sasahara, an aging swordsman living a quiet life until his clan lord orders that his son marry the lord's mistress, who has recently displeased the ruler. Reluctantly, father and son take in the woman and, to the family’s surprise, the young couple fall in love. But the lord soon reverses his decision and demands the mistress’s return. Against all expectations, Isaburo and his son refuse, risking the destruction of their entire family. Director Masaki Kobayashi's Samurai Rebellion is the gripping story of a peaceful man who finally decides to take a stand against injustice. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Masaki Kobayashi, Japan, 1967, 121 min. b&w, 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Images courtesy of Janus Films.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Friday, August 26, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Growing Community Series - Thriving Fauna
One-Time Events
GROWING COMMUNITY
Gardens are more than seeds and soil. They have been sites of community empowerment, allowing us to connect with the land, feed family and community, and form emotional bonds. What happens when these spaces are no longer available? How can we retain the ability to steward our green spaces and our communities?
During this six-part series, workshop attendees will explore how a connection to community, cultural traditions, and well-being can be achieved through gardening in small spaces. Participants will also explore how these smaller thriving green spaces serve as sites of community and habitation for residents of every shape and form.
Guest gardener - Nathan Erwin
Who are the people in our neighborhood? In our last workshop, we met some of the neighbors who are essential to healthy communities, we can all call home. This workshop introduces us to more personalities whose presence lets us know that our community is thriving as a whole. As we do maintenance in the late summer garden, facil…
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Hybrid - Virtual and in person at the Anacostia Community Museum (only 15 slots in person). Online Link: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GBCczLWzS0KdURZ9TYASkQ. Cost: FREE. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GBCczLWzS0KdURZ9TYASkQ.
Saturday, August 27, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Architecture on the Nation’s Front Lawn
Resident Associate Program
The structures on the National Mall embody Washington, D.C, the Smithsonian, and America. Enjoy a morning walking tour led by lecturer Bill Keene and discover the Mall’s history, design, and architecture, from its earliest vision to the latest developments. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: Tour meets outside the Smithsonian Metro, Mall Exit. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254655?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Sunday, August 28, 2022, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents and learn about the history of the Smithsonian, its first Secretary, Joseph Henry and discover why this great American Institution is named after a British aristocrat. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Automatic Zoom captions will be turned on for this event. …
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Monday, August 29, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
The Volcanic Pulse of Italy
Resident Associate Program
Italy has long been a focal point for the field of volcanology, thanks to many notable sites such as Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli, and Vulcano. Join volcanologist Kirt Kempter for an exploration of the country’s volcanic past, present, and future.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254666?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, August 29, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Play Date at NMNH: Our Places and Nature Exploration
One-Time Events
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, August 30 is all about exploring your connection with nature! Families can experience different hands-on activities and play options inside our newest exhibit, Our Places! This exhibit invites visitors to explore the connections they share with nature. This Play Date is designed around the theme of your family's connections to nature and the nature around you. Come explore with us!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in Our Places, on the first floor of the museum. It is located off the rotunda and is next to the Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals. Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio description are available…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: 1st Floor, Our Places Exhibit. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Bilingual Baseball Story Time / Hora del Cuento de Béisbol Bilingüe
One-Time Events
Join National Postal Museum educators for a bilingual story time program highlighting themes from the exhibit Baseball: America's Home Run. This program is targeted for ages 3-6 but all are welcome. No registration required.
Únase a los educadores del Museo Postal Nacional para un programa bilingüe de cuentos que destaca los temas de la exhibición Béisbol: El Jonrón de los EE.UU. Este programa está dirigido a niños de 3 a 6 años, pero todos son bienvenidos. No es necesario registrarse.
Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: 3rd floor, Byrne Education Loft. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Baseball: America's Home Run.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Art Pop: Visual Remembrance with artist Donna Castellanos
One-Time Events
Join the Portrait Gallery for a sip-and-craft pop-up in the museum’s courtyard. Facilitated by artist Donna Castellanos, this program will encourage non-artists and creatives to find sources of inspiration through art and crafting while exploring contemporary works from the museum’s Triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. In the spirit Castellanos's Bertha, I’d like to know where you got the notion, now on view in The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today, work with vintage sewing "notions," salvaged textiles, and trims to create a portrait that has meaningful layers of history, reflective of someone close to you.
The program is $20, which covers two drink tickets for wine, beer, and/or a craft drink from the museum’s café. All materials and supplies are included, but feel free to bring your own fabric swatches, and sewing "notions," too.
Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Kogod Courtyard. Cost: $20. Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-pop-visual-remembrance-with-artist-donna-castellanos-tickets-391803634217?aff=ebdsoporgprofile.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Queering Women’s Suffrage in the United States
One-Time Events
Join us for a conversation with scholars Anya Jabour, Regents Professor of History at the University of Montana, and Wendy L. Rouse, Associate Professor of History at San José State University. Jabor is the author of “Sophonisba Breckinridge: Championing Women's Activism in Modern America” (2019), and Rouse recently published “Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement” (2022). Moderated by Kate Clarke Lemay, acting senior historian at the National Portrait Gallery, this conversation will explore how queer history intersects with that of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. This program is part of the Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia Conversation Series in LGBTQ+ Portraiture.
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queering-womens-suffrage-in-the-united-states-tickets-374558774377.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Art + History: Evening Encores
Resident Associate Program
If you’ve not experienced Paul Glenshaw’s dynamic series Art + History, in which he examines great works of art in their historical context, now’s your chance. In this summer series, he reprises six of his earlier daytime sessions in livestreamed evening programs. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">In this session, Glenshaw discusses Gassed by John Singer Sargent.</span> (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254246?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
How To Be a Conscious Eater
Resident Associate Program
Bewildered by navigating a food world full of fads, conflicting news, and marketing hype? You can still make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos. Sophie Egan, an expert on food’s impact on human and environmental health, offers a practical guide to everyday eating that’s good for you, good for others, and good for the planet.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254779?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Smithson to Smithsonian: Expanding Our Story
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Over the course of 175 years, the Smithsonian has grown to encompass 21 museums and nearly a dozen research centers—becoming a global organization working across history, culture, and science. But along the way, not all stories were fully represented. In our second program celebrating the launch of our online exhibition Smithson to Smithsonian, we’ll highlight Smithsonian staff who are working to restore, highlight, and amplify cultural heritage from historically marginalized communities.
Featuring:
• Dr. Felicia Bell, Senior Advisor, National Museum of American History
• Heidy Berthoud, Head of Resource Description, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
• Ashleigh D. Coren, Women’s History Content and Interpretation Curator, National Portrait Gallery, Acting Head of Education, Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative
• Dr. Paul Gardullo, Curator, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Moderated by Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Director of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
We are co…
Event Location: Zoom Webinar. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://library.si.edu/event/smithson-smithsonian-expanding-our-story. Related Exhibition: Smithson to Smithsonian.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit library.si.edu. Brunelleschi and Ghiberti: The Rivalry that Ignited the Renaissance
Resident Associate Program
The 1401 competition between master artists Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi for the commission to create a set of bronze doors for the Florence Baptistry is generally considered the event that fueled the Renaissance. Rocky Ruggiero, a specialist in the Italian Renaissance, explores the creative duel that led to competitions among great artists becoming one of the central leitmotifs of the period. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254667?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Tangier and Smith Islands: Beauty and Peril
Resident Associate Program
Tangier Island, Virginia, and Smith Island, Maryland, are communities inextricably connected to the Chesapeake Bay. Enjoy a visual narrative by author and photographer Jay Fleming that explores their environment, communities, and commercial fisheries.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254780?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Composition
Resident Associate Program
This course examines fundamental concepts of composition and their practical application in studio-art practice, offering participants tools to enrich their own work as well as to analyze and appreciate visual art in general. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254727?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 1, 2022, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents as they explore how the Smithsonian evolved from an idea to a Castle, to the largest museum and research complex in the world. Learn about the Smithsonian’s evolution into what we know it as today.. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Automatic Zoom captions will be turned on for this event. , 'Castle Stories' are 30-minute presentations on Zoom , Visitors are encouraged to interact with the Castle docent , Registration is…
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, September 1, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Collage and Mixed-Media Intensive
Resident Associate Program
Explore the materials, tools, and techniques used in collage and assemblage as you create an artwork that’s uniquely yours. The workshop, ideal for both nonartists and those with experience, is a great way to spark your creativity in two forms that offer wide possibilities for inventive expression.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254725?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 1, 2022, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Drawing for the Everyday Overthinker
Resident Associate Program
Get out of your head by drawing the world around you. Through simple drawing activities, learn how to better connect with your sense of vision, recognize how your mind colors your actions and experiences, and gain practice stepping away from your thoughts.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254694?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 1, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Wirework Intensive
Resident Associate Program
Wrap, weave, hammer, and bend your way to a new set of wire-working skills. Learn how to create custom findings, such as ear-wires and clasps; no-solder chain; and designs for earrings and pendants using wire-wrapped DIY frames.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254726?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 1, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
The Medici Villas: Tuscan Inspiration
Resident Associate Program
Used variously for pleasure and sports, scholarly pursuits, commercial enterprise, botanical experimentation, and amorous liaisons, the villas of the Medici family both expressed and influenced contemporary ideas on politics, philosophy, art, and design. Art historian Elaine Ruffolo explores several of the Medici’s public interests and private passions—and the architects they employed to create the luxurious backdrops for them. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254668?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 2, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals with Dr. Geraldine Ezeka
One-Time Events
Through the Window and into the Mirror is a video conversation series about the experiences of African American STEM professionals today. Students will peer into the ‘windows’ of the speakers’ lives, learn from their lived experiences as STEM professionals, and find parts of their culture and lifestyle ‘mirrored’ in the speakers’ lessons of their youth and greatest challenges and accomplishments. Through the Window and into the Mirror aims to inform, inspire, and be a starting point for students as they take steps towards having careers in STEM. Dr. Geralidine Ezeka is a Fellow at Flagship Pioneering, a venture creation firm in Cambridge, MA. Flagship Pioneering ideates and conceptualizes novel biotech companies, such as Moderna. Excited about learning of the STEM world beyond academia, she is the EVP of Culture for Nucleate, a non-profit organization that educates and inspires the next generation of biotech innovators. Dr. Ezeka is passionate about using STEM as a tool for social justice, and works as the…
Event Location: Online. Cost: This is a free program. Participants are encouraged to submit questions to the speaker(s).
Submit questions for the speakers. Get Tickets or Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/2c5b829697514bbdbde52a2be2e401ac. Accessibility: Captioning.
Friday, September 2, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit nmaahc.si.edu. MAKER MORNING: TO INFINITY
One time events
For kids (and adults!) of all ages
Explore the idea of infinity through Artist Yayoi Kusama’s work! Drop by and participate in our “Obliteration Station” make your own wearable art, and collaborate on an infinity wall mural!
Please note, this experience does not include entry into One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection. Due to the nature of the featured artworks, free timed passes are required to experience One with Eternity. Plan your visit.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hands-on maker stations including our “Obliteration Station” infinity wall mural and wearable polka dot art
10 am–1 pm | Museum-wide
Infinity Felt Tot Zone
10 am –1 pm | Third Level
DO THIS AT HOME!
Obliterate Yourself
Have you ever wished you could blend in like a chameleon? Design your own wearable work of art inspired by Kusama’s Flowers—Overcoat and disappear into your surroundings! Create.
Pumpkin Pinch Pot
Make your own pinch pot inspired by the…
Venue: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. Event Location: 1st Floor, meet at information desk. Online Link: https://hirshhorn.si.edu/event/maker-morning-to-infinity/. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Crafitivist Circle
One-Time Events
Feel the power of the stitch!
Join our resident “Crochet Kingpin” Dwayne Lawson-Brown for a meet-up of like minds and crafty hands. Participants will engage in fiber-crafts including crochet, knitting, and needle point, while listening to podcasts. Join us for lively discussions around our city’s social justice issues and the power of art to create change. Gender inclusive , Other non-fiber, small-scale handcrafters welcome , Experienced crafters: bring your own materials , Beginners: limited materials and some instruction available. Registration is required. Sessions limited to 50 participants.
The Craftivism Circle meets every first Saturday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00 PM from June to November of this year.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: First Floor. Cost: FREE. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/craftism-circle-tickets-338457985947.
Saturday, September 3, 2022, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Play Date at NMNH: Fossil Discoveries
One-Time Events
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, September 6 is all about fossils! Families can learn about and make close observations of fossils from our collection, use science skills to make their own fossil discoveries, and think together about what those fossils teach us about ancient life. Come and join us for a fun time learning through play and exploration!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum. Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio description are available with…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Art and Kingship in Southeast Asia
Resident Associate Program
Art historian Robert DeCaroli examines the cultural and artistic traditions of ancient Southeast Asia from the earliest archaeological evidence to the onset of colonialism, with a particular focus on the royal arts of the great civilizations that arose within the borders of modern Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Burma (Myanmar), Vietnam, Laos, and Malaysia. (World Art History Certificate core course, 1 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254680?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
The Hidden Fortress
Films
Get your free tickets here: https://nmaamatinees.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-UCPiWJizg
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, The Hidden Fortress stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’s Star Wars. The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1958, 139 min. b&w, 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of Janus Films.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 2:00 PM.
Photo 101: Night Photography and Tripods
Resident Associate Program
You don’t necessarily need great light to make a great photo. Understand the essentials of night photography and tripods as you learn to manage longer exposure times and exposure modes and compensation, choose the right tripod, work with remote shutter-release triggers, use your camera’s self-timer, and more.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254728?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Madame President: What Will It Take? with Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali
Resident Associate Program
<span style="color: #e74c3c;">In-Person and Online Program: </span>NBC News correspondent Ali Vitali witnessed a 2020 presidential election in which highly qualified and experienced women candidates again dealt with a different level of scrutiny than their male counterparts. She analyzes why it’s so hard for a woman to be taken seriously as a presidential contender, what will it take for men and women to be held to the same standard—and what happens next.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: In-person Ticket Holders: Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255088?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Spice 101: Cumin
Resident Associate Program
Take a gastronomical journey to explore one of the world's most widely used and oldest spices, cumin. Christine Rai discusses its origins and history, flavor profile and composition, and presence in global cuisines, and offers tips for using this internationally beloved spice in your own kitchen.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254789?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Art and Fiction: When Words and Art Commune
Resident Associate Program
In this summer series, discover a “novel” way to explore the arts. Independent art historian Heidi Applegate explores the artists—Leonardo da Vinci, Judith Leyster, and Camille Pissarro—and paintings that inspired three works of art-focused historical fiction. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This session discusses Alice Hoffman's The Marriage of Opposites.</span> (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254298?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents and learn about the history of the Smithsonian, its first Secretary, Joseph Henry and discover why this great American Institution is named after a British aristocrat. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Automatic Zoom captions will be turned on for this event. …
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Animal Portraits
Resident Associate Program
Capture the essence of your favorite animal or pet in a one-of-a-kind acrylic portrait filled with color, personality, and affection.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254729?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
VIRTUAL | In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice
One-Time Events
Heighten your civic awareness through conversations about art, history and material culture. In this program, educators from the National Portrait Gallery will partner with colleagues from across the Smithsonian to discuss how historical objects from their respective collections speak to today’s social justice issues.
Together with our co-hosts from the Anacostia Community Museum, we will explore the questions, what does a perfect world look like and how does one let go of practical hurdles to dream? Using two artworks by self-taught artists, Mary Proctor entitled Equal and Morgan Monceaux's work of artist/musician Sun Ra, we will discuss how creativity is used to reach an awe-inspiring goal to catalyze change.
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free. Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-dialogue-smithsonian-objects-and-social-justice-tickets-383037664967. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program.
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
The Vice Presidency: Power on Hold
Resident Associate Program
Once dismissed as “not worth a bucket of warm spit, ” over the years the vice presidency has emerged as a more respected position since its office holders became closer high-level policy advisers to presidents. Veteran White House correspondent, historian, and author Ken Walsh explores how those who served in the second-highest post in American government contributed to the evolving state of the vice presidency.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254669?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
Soar Together @ Air and Space: Expanding Our View of the Universe
One-Time Events
This month, join us as we explore how scientists are expanding our view of the Universe with the help of new space telescopes and probes, like the James Webb Space Telescope. We'll show you how these tools help us learn more about black holes, the earliest galaxies, asteroids, exoplanets, and more!
Sign up HERE for a reminder email of when the webpage launches!
Artist rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez.
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 9, 2022 – Saturday, September 10, 2022.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo
Resident Associate Program
At the turn of the 20th century, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries turned Buffalo into a showcase for public and private architecture. A 4-day tour spotlights some of these innovative works with tour leader Bill Keene. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1 credit).
Event Location: Detailed information for overnight tours is mailed approximately FOUR WEEKS. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254550?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 9, 2022, 8:00 AM – Monday, September 12, 2022, 9:30 PM.
Old Town’s African American History
Resident Associate Program
Founded in 1749, Alexandria, Virginia, was a major American port that was home to both the country’s largest slave-trading firm and to a large free Black community. Local guide and historian John Chapman leads a walking tour of the city’s OId Town neighborhood that takes in significant sites connected to this history.
Event Location: Tour meets at 1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254790?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 9, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Nikola Tesla: An Inventor Re-invents Military Technology
Resident Associate Program
In the 21st century, the life and accomplishments of inventor, engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla have risen from almost total obscurity to topics of fresh interest. Author Marc J. Seifer, one of the world’s leading Tesla experts, surveys his most significant discoveries that continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254670?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 9, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
The Private Space Industry Revolution
Resident Associate Program
We’re living through a revolution in the private space industry, but with the potential for increased light pollution, satellite collisions, and the formation of “mega-constellations” of satellites in Earth’s orbit, do the pros outweigh the cons of this explosive growth? Leading astronomers and pioneers in the private space industry weigh in on the future in a fascinating four-part series presented in cooperation with George Mason University Observatory. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This session showcases space policy issues.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254795?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 9, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM.
The Last Gunfight
Films
Get your free tickets here: mifune2022.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qBj_uIeVhk
In this colorful, violent yakuza yarn, Toshiro Mifune plays a cop suspected of corruption who is demoted and sent to the gang-infested city of Kojin to investigate the murder of a gangster’s wife. As his sympathy for the widowed cook grows, a gang war looms on the horizon. Mike Hale of The New York Times praised Mifune’s performance, calling him “the cool center of the psychedelic action, underplaying the stereotypical tough guy and giving a wry spin to his punch lines.” This rarely screened gem is presented in a 35mm print courtesy of the Japan Foundation. (Dir.: Kihachi Okamoto, Japan, 1960, 95 min. 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 9, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Historically Speaking: Jenifer Lewis: Walking in My Joy
One-Time Events
In her recently released collection of essays, Walking in My Joy, award-winning actress Jenifer Lewis brings readers on her personal journeys across the globe, from Cape Town to Bali; Washington, DC, to the Serengeti; Mongolia to St. Petersburg; and Argentina to Antarctica, demonstrating how she walks in her joy by seeking pleasure in everyday encounters. Known for her role in ABC’s Black-ish, Lewis’ newest book not only explores her identity as a performer, but also her journey into activism and mental health, and shares lessons she has learned along the way. Michel Martin, weekend host of NPR’s All Things Considered, will moderate the conversation. Books will be available for sale and signing courtesy of Smithsonian Enterprises.
All attendees are kindly asked to wear a face covering over their nose and mouth in indoor spaces for this program. .
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater + streaming. Online Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da77mcbaC08. Cost: Free; Registration Required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8564170/historically-speakingjenifer-lewiswalking-in-my-joy-nmaahc-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-public-programs.
Friday, September 9, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Medieval England's Art and Archaeology
Resident Associate Program
Historian Cheryl White examines four significant monuments of art and archaeology of medieval England—the Sutton Hoo ship burial, the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Bayeux Tapestry, and Canterbury Cathedral—each of which points to a specific turning point in the historical narrative of the 7th through 14th centuries. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1 credit).
Event Location: This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254539?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Soar Together @ Air and Space Family Day: Expanding Our View of the Universe
One-Time Events
At this month's Family Day, join us as we explore how scientists are expanding our view of the Universe with the help of new space telescopes and probes, like the James Webb Space Telescope. We'll show you how these tools help us learn more about black holes, the earliest galaxies, asteroids, exoplanets, and more!
Activities include: Demonstrations and hands-on explorations; , Solar observing with safe telescopes; , Conversations and Q&As with scientists, astronomers, engineers and other experts; , A collaborative art project; , Musical performances by The Chromatics, a high-energy vocal band with a full spectrum of songs about science and technology. Soar Together @ Air and Space Family Days are free to the public but registration is requested so we can plan accordingly. Parking at the Udvar-Hazy Center is $15.
Soar Together @ Air and Space is made possible by the generous support of Northrop Grumman.
Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Ground level. Cost: Free. Parking $15.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Introduction to iPhone Photography
Resident Associate Program
Put away your point-and-shoot camera. Learn to make the most of your iPhone’s camera, starting with essential photography basics and moving on to some of the best apps, camera accessories, and low-cost tools for editing and image management.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254731?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Visual Journaling: Creativity Workout
Resident Associate Program
In a morning of artistic experimentation designed to deepen skills in visual expression, explore five modes of visual thinking including working from memory, observation, imagination, narrative, and experimental approaches.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254730?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Women’s Environmental Leadership Lecture Series - I Was A Kid: Mapping Paths to STEM/STEAM
One-Time Events
Join writer, artist, and comics creator Karen Romano Young of "I Was a Kid," in an exploration of how the intersection of science and the humanities can be a powerful tool in providing pathways into environmental advocacy and leadership through capturing the histories and voices of the people engaged in efforts to steward and safeguard Earth’s eco-systems.
Conversation will trace Young’s personal and professional journeys and the development of "I Was A Kid," a comic multimedia initiative that engages comics, audio, text, and photos to provide opportunities for youth to envision themselves in the spaces and careers essential in addressing environmental issues critical to our present and future.
This will be a hybrid event, offered in person and online.
In-Person Location: This program will be held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the National Museum of Natural History, 1000 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Ground Floor OR Online. Online Link: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NIg4x9ocQ8y-HFXfrFlaFQ. Cost: Free. Registration is requested. See description for registration information. Accessibility: Captioning.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Air and Space Adventures: Virtual Challenges for families
One-Time Events
Join us for Air and Space Adventures, our monthly virtual game using the app GooseChase!
Our game features fun missions, activities and photo challenges for you and your friends and family to do together, featuring content and activities about all things air and space. Earn points with every activity you complete! This month is all about the space telescopes and how these tools are helping us expand our view of the universe.
The game runs for 3 hours starting at 12:30 pm EST and ending at 3:30 pm EST. You can complete missions any time during this period. Our game judges will be there with you every step of the way to cheer you on or help you out!
Join the game by using these simple steps: Download the GooseChase iOS or Android app. , Choose to play as a guest or register for a personal account with a username and password of your choice. , Type in the game code ZM1LJM to join the game. , Follow the prompts to select or create your team. Have fun! We look forward to seeing your submissions!
Event Location: Online only. Cost: Free. Related Events: Soar Together @ Air and Space Family Program.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Felted Flowers in Bloom - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Create a lovely bouquet as you explore the basics of wet-felting techniques in a class ideal for both beginners and more experienced felters.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254733?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Handmade Storybooks - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Showcase your writing or art in a book as unique as you are. Book artist Sushmita Mazumdar guides students as they work with a variety of traditional and nontraditional materials to craft one-of-a-kind storybooks.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254732?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Satook: A Screening and Conversation
Films
Register here.
Join us in the Meyer Auditorium for a special screening of the film Satook, directed by praCh Ly. Created for the exhibition Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain, this short documentary examines the transformation of religious traditions through the ruptures of the Khmer Rouge genocide and immigration. Titled Satook, a word of blessing spoken at the end of Cambodian Buddhist prayers, the film centers on four intimate conversations with Loung Ung, Bonieta Lach, Mea Lath, and Pon Carvi Ly, who share their personal experiences, memories of their parents, and reflections on their communities, journeys, and beliefs. The screening will be followed by a conversation between praCh Ly and writer Loung Ung. Afterward, join us for a reception featuring Cambodian-inspired refreshments at 3pm and a Cambodian dance performance at 4pm.
praCh Ly is a critically acclaimed and award-winning artist. He was first known as a musician, and his debut album was the first number one rap album in…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 2:00 PM.
Story of the Serpent: Cambodian Dance
Performances
Free, no registration required.
The art of dance bridges classical and contemporary Cambodian culture. In celebration of the exhibition Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain, experience a dance performance by Mea Lath that explores the identity of the naga, the serpent deity, who poignantly gets caught in her own tail—a metaphor for struggles with identity in the wake of immigration. The program includes a traditional blessing dance and a contemporary work choreographed by Sophiline Cheam Shapiro.
Dancer Reaksmey “Mea” Lath is a celebrated Cambodian classical dancer, instructor, and manager of the Khmer Arts Academy in Long Beach, California. Born in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand, Mea uses the sacred art of Cambodian dance to connect with her history, to heal and inspire, and to present Cambodian culture to the world. She is one of the four speakers featured in the short documentary Satook, which was created by praCh Ly for the exhibition Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s…
Venue: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Event Location: Sackler gallery 27. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 4:00 PM.
Historic Chestertown with a Cruise on the Schooner Sultana
Resident Associate Program
Regional historian Hayden Mathews explores the rich heritage of this Eastern Shore town, focusing on both land and sea. The day includes a cruise on a replica of an 18th-century vessel, as well as an historic-district walking tour guided by Chestertown’s mayor.
Event Location: Departs from Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C St SW (corner of 6th & C Sts) Fringe stop: New. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254801?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Sunday, September 11, 2022, 7:45 AM – 6:15 PM.
(In Person) Coming Full Circle: Celebrating Sam Gilliam
One time events
“For more than half-a-century, Sam Gilliam role-modeled creative genius, artistic breakthroughs and professional persistence. From his pictorial interpretations of draped splendor to his evocative accumulations of pigments and colors, he single-handedly reinvented painting. Sam Gilliam has made an indelible mark on modernism.” – Dr. Richard J. Powell
Join the Hirshhorn for a gathering of artists and scholars to celebrate the life and legacy of Sam Gilliam, the DC-based titan of abstraction. Gilliam’s impact on the history of art is monumental. Throughout his six-decade career, Gilliam produced an extraordinary body of work exploring abstraction in many forms and through different media. His work has inspired generations of artists and will continue to shape the work of generations to come.
Speakers for this event include Dr. Richard J. Powell and Valerie Cassel Oliver. Additional details about this program will be announced soon.
The program is presented with Sam Gilliam: Full Circle, on view at the Hirshhorn…
Venue: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. Event Location: Ring auditorium. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Sam Gilliam: Full Circle.
Sunday, September 11, 2022, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Samurai Assassin
Films
Get your free tickets here: mifune2022.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRWVg4AVyg
Set in 1860, soon after the Treaty of Amity and Commerce opened trade between Japan and the US, Samurai Assassin is about a plot to assassinate Ii Naosuke, the official who signed the agreement, by a band of disgruntled samurai. Toshiro Mifune’s character is a poor ronin who is also the illegitimate son of a noble family, and who hopes being involved in the plot will win him some respect. But the film makes clear that the samurai code and feudal structure he was raised to believe in is riddled with hypocrisy. Director Kihachi Okamoto’s mastery of the widescreen format and flair for staging and shooting wild swordplay battles are on full display in this rare 35mm print provided by the Japan Foundation. (Dir.: Kihachi Okamoto, Japan, 1965, 121 min. 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 11, 2022, 4:00 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents as they share with you the very unlikely series of events that happened to create the Smithsonian Institution we know today and how the growth of the Smithsonian Institution shaped the growth of the Castle. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Automatic Zoom…
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Monday, September 12, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Senator Patrick Leahy: The Road Taken
Resident Associate Program
<span style="color: #e74c3c;">In-Person and Online Program: </span>Drawing on his new memoir, The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy recalls pivotal moments in our nation’s history, from the post-Watergate reform era to ground-breaking Supreme Court confirmations and stress tests like 9/11, the war in Iraq, January 6, and Donald Trump’s impeachment trials.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: In-person Ticket Holders: Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254811?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254811?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, September 12, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Play Date at NMNH: Marvelous Meteorites
One-Time Events
Join us on Tuesdays for special family play dates with museum educators!
Tuesday, September 13, is all about exploring the colors, shapes, and textures of objects out in space! Families can learn about and make close observations of meteorites from our collection, explore how falling objects (like meteors) can create craters on surfaces, explore different colors of planets, and create your own meteor shower artwork. Come and join us for a fun time learning through play and exploration!
The event is part of our drop-in program, Play Date at NMNH. Play Date at NMNH is a program designed for early learners and their caregivers and families. Activities are designed with early learners in mind, but all ages are welcome.
Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum. Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign…
Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Alma Thomas: Teacher, Artist, Trailblazer (Part 2)
One-Time Events
The second of two free webinars for educators, this learning experience celebrates the creative brilliance of renowned painter Alma Thomas. Born in Columbus, Georgia, in the heart of the Jim Crow south, Thomas came of age in Washington D.C. She witnessed social change in the 1960s and was inspired by the Space Age.
Art meets science in the paintings of Alma Thomas, a trailblazing artist who took creative inspiration from plants, nature, and the cosmos. Join a rich conversation with aerospace engineer Janelle Wellons and horticulturist Abra Lee, as they help participants reflect on Thomas' legacy as a STEAM trailblazer. Wellons will share insights on how she uses images and inquiry to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos while Lee will unearth the histories of Black gardeners. Together, they’ll help us see why Thomas continues to inspire adults and students alike.
Online program. Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
Image credit: Alma Thomas, The Eclipse, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American…
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free | Registration required via Eventbrite. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alma-thomas-teacher-artist-trailblazer-part-2-tickets-368983839597.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Understanding Sylvia Rivera
One-Time Events
Join historians Julio Capó Jr. author of “Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940” (2017), and Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, author of “Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance” (2021), as they discuss Latinx transgender activist Sylvia Rivera. Although a veteran of the Stonewall Riot, a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ struggle for equal rights, Rivera fought to be included in the Pride marches that followed. This conversation will celebrate her accomplishments while documenting the exclusion she faced and challenging the myths surrounding her life and work. Moderated by Portrait Gallery historian Mindy Farmer, this program is part of the Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia Conversation Series in LGBTQ+ Portraiture.
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-sylvia-rivera-tickets-385151437317.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Exploring the American Revolution: Yorktown and the French Alliance
Resident Associate Program
The climactic battle of the American Revolution, the siege of Yorktown, was a decisive win for George Washington’s Continental Army. Historian Richard Bell analyzes why it was also a triumph for the unlikely but essential wartime alliance forged between patriot revolutionaries and France’s king, Louis XVI.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254671?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
The Age of Elegance: Fashion in the 1930s
Resident Associate Program
Despite the hardships of the Depression, anyone with a quarter could dream about the glamorous world conjured up by Hollywood—and the era’s innovative fashion designers. Design historian Elizabeth Lay shares the stories and images of the age, one in which film royalty and actual royalty shaped how women and men yearned to dress.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254812?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
IN PERSON: Opening the Infrared Treasure Chest with JWST
One-Time Events
Nobel Prize winner and James Webb Space Telescope senior project manager John C. Mather will discuss his groundbreaking research.
The John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History is made possible by the generous support of Boeing.
Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Cost: Free.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Historic Homes of Washington Series: The Arts Club of Washington and the Perry Belmont House
Resident Associate Program
Washington, D.C. is filled with public spaces, monuments, and buildings that define its architectural history and its essence as a city. But much of that character is also shaped by its distinctive residences. Discover two such houses—the Arts Club of Washington and the Perry Belmont House—on an intimately scaled tour that immerses you in the elegance of the early 19th-century and the extravagance of the Gilded Age.
Event Location: Tour meets outside of the Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254784?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
Rockin' TV: From Elvis to the Monkees
Resident Associate Program
Though rock music found a surprising home on mainstream TV in the mid-1950s, the 1964 appearance of the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” would change the face of pop culture, leading to an explosion of televised rock. Media expert Brian Rose offers a lively survey of the fascinating history of how rock and television grew up together.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254673?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Understanding Your Digital Mirrorless or SLR Camera
Resident Associate Program
Get the most out of your digital mirrorless or SLR camera by taking part in this workshop, which provides a solid introduction to these cameras’ features and potential.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254735?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Roberto Lugo: A Village Potter
One-Time Events
Roberto Lugo details his studio practice and the intersections of identity, representation, empowerment, and storytelling in his work, now on display at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery in the exhibition This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. These themes are evident in his work, from Sévres porcelain-inspired vessels depicting Frederick Douglass to life-size urns decorated with likenesses of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur. Lugo adorns classical pottery forms with portraiture and surface design that incorporate his North Philadelphia roots and hip-hop culture. His hand-painted works reimagine traditional European and Asian ceramics, highlighting themes of poverty, inequality, and racial injustice.
Registration opens September 1.
Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium and YouTube. Cost: Free | Registration required via Eventbrite
Registration opens September 1. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roberto-lugo-a-village-potter-tickets-377853278327?aff=LugoTrumba. Related Exhibition: This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 6:30 PM.
Insurrection in a Bavarian Beer Hall: Hitler’s Failed Putsch and Its Consequences
Resident Associate Program
Munich was not Adolf Hitler’s hometown, but when he made it the headquarters of the Nazi party it became a critical steppingstone in his political rise. Historian Michael Brenner delves into what happened in that city during the ensuing years, why its transformation is crucial for understanding the Nazi era and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and how a failed coup known as the beer hall putsch turned into a successful grab for power many years later.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254672?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
Photo 101: Apertures, Shutter Speeds, and Exposure Modes
Resident Associate Program
Take command of your photographic vision as you learn the basics of your camera’s exposure functions. Learn to control the properties of your images through the understanding of apertures, shutter speeds, depth of field, shutter motion effects, equivalent exposures, and exposure modes.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254734?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Taking Control of Your Cancer Risk with WebMD’s John Whyte
Resident Associate Program
<span style="color: #e74c3c;">In-Person and Online Program: </span>Despite what many people think, says physician John Whyte, chief medical officer of WebMD, most cancer is not caused by genetics, but rather lifestyle. He offers guidelines on factors including food, exercise, and stress management that can reduce your cancer risk and help you on a journey to better health.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: In-person Ticket Holders: Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254813?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
Book Talk - Between Home and the Front: Civil War Letters of the Walters Family
One-Time Events
Between Home and the Front presents previously unpublished letters from the Walters family's collection held by the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. This collection includes the exchange of correspondence between the home front and frontline, a perspective not often seen in historical records. The publication provides a glimpse into the emotions and news that Private David Walters of the 5th Indiana Cavalry and his wife Rachel shared in their correspondence. Rachel became the hub of communication for the family, often receiving missives from David's brothers, Isaac and John Wesley, both of whom served with Indiana units, and relaying the information to friends and family.
Lynn Heidelbaugh, curator at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, specializes in the history of the US Postal Service. She has published essays and created several exhibitions about military mail, including "Letters Home" in Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection, and the exhibition My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from…
Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Ground floor of the Postal Museum and streaming. Cost: The event is free, but registration is required. Registration will open in early August.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Beyond Neanderthals: Ancient DNA and the Denisovans
One-Time Events
In a cave in southern Siberia, DNA reveals that Neanderthals once spent time there, along with another group of early humans: Denisovans. Previously a mystery, with only fragments of fossils found in the Denisova Cave, ancient DNA has allowed scientists to genetically identify the Denisovans and uncover surprising new information that many modern humans have both Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA.
Tom Higham, Professor of Scientific Archaeology at the University of Vienna, is at the forefront of this discovery. He has been working at Denisova Cave for the last decade with a team of researchers using new molecular methods to learn about the Denisovans, find out where and when they lived, how they interacted with Neanderthals and modern humans, and why they disappeared.
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
11:30 a.m. Washington, DC; 8:30 a.m. Los Angeles; 1:30 a.m. Tokyo; 4:30 p.m. London
This program will be presented as a Zoom…
Event Location: Online; Internet connection required. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Castle Stories: Bison in Our Backyard
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
As the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building many of the things you might think of when you think of the Smithsonian started here! Join one of our Castle docents as they spotlight one of these stories in the Castle’s rich history and trace it forward through time to see how it impacts the Smithsonian as we know it today.
Did you know the National Zoo started behind the Castle? The founding of the National Zoo and the American conservation movement have deep roots in the Castle’s backyard. Meet the man, William Temple Hornaday, and the bison behind this story. Hornaday went from being the Smithsonian’s Chief Taxidermist and a big game hunter to a wildlife conservationist and founding director of the National Zoo. This turn of events was entirely due to his relationship with the American Bison.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , …
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Portraits By The People: Celebrating 55 Years of Local Stories
One-Time Events
Join us to see the faces that make up the fabric of our neighborhoods, as the community-based portraits shared with ACM as part of “Portraits by the People” are projected on the side of the Museum. The event takes place 6-8:30pm with projections starting just after sunset. In addition to interactives and giveaways, Soul & Ink will be on-site with limited edition interactive screen printing.
Since its founding in 1967, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has been powered by the people and stories of the Washington, D.C. region. In celebration of the Museum’s 55th anniversary, ACM has asked residents of the D.C. region to submit portraits of themselves as the Museum looks to its next 55 years and beyond! ‘Portraits by the People’ continues the museum’s tradition of preserving and celebrating the local stories which make up our diverse neighborhoods.
It is also the last weekend to see ACM's award-winning exhibit: “Food for the People: Eating Activism in Greater Washington.” Take a deep dive into the…
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20032. Cost: Free. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portraits-by-the-people-celebrating-55-years-of-local-stories-tickets-401283388417.
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Rick Martínez: Mi Cocina - A Culinary Journey of Self-discovery
Resident Associate Program
In 2019, food writer Rick Martínez undertook a culinary journey that covered Mexico, 32 states, 56 cities, and 20, 000 miles. He wanted more than to experience new tastes: It was a chance to find and embrace his identity as a third-generation Mexican American. Join Martínez as he discusses the recipes in his new cookbook Mi Cocina, the stories behind them, and their connection to his journey of self-discovery.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254814?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Understanding Art: A Guide to the Basics
Resident Associate Program
The visual arts enrich our lives in many ways, bringing us innovative ideas, the pleasure of beauty, and a range of emotions—while also puzzling us at times. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton highlights the fundamentals shared by all the visual arts and provides a guide to honing essential visual literacy skills that enable us to understand concepts conveyed without words. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254674?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 16, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM.
The Private Space Industry Revolution
Resident Associate Program
We’re living through a revolution in the private space industry, but with the potential for increased light pollution, satellite collisions, and the formation of “mega-constellations” of satellites in Earth’s orbit, do the pros outweigh the cons of this explosive growth? Leading astronomers and pioneers in the private space industry weigh in on the future in a fascinating four-part series presented in cooperation with George Mason University Observatory. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This session showcases the vulnerabilities of the night sky.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254796?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 16, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM.
Unicorn Kids Club
One-Time Events
Celebrate What Makes You Magical! Here is your chance to celebrate who you are, find other kids like you, and have some fun. There is power in numbers! Each month we’ll focus on a different way to be different. Join us for stories, making cool stuff, and other activities designed just for kids like you. Geared towards kids aged 5 – 12
The Unicorn Kids Club meets every third Saturday of the month from 11am to 12pm from June to November of this year. Each date has a different focus. June 18 - Transgender/Gender-creative Kids Day , July 16 - Introverted Kids Day , Aug 20 - Kids with Dyslexia Day , Sept 17 - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids Day , Oct 15 - New Kids on the Block Day , Nov 19 - Celebrate All Difference Day.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: First Floor. Cost: FREE. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unicorn-kids-club-tickets-338488055887.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Concert with Andean and Latin Fusion Band RAYMI
One-Time Events
Commemorate the end of summer with a concert by the Andean and Latin fusion band RAYMI (meaning “feast” or “celebration” in Quechua). The group’s passion for its Andean roots is reflected in its music, which combines traditional Peruvian instruments, such as zampoñas, mosceños, quenas, and tarkas, with contemporary instruments.
The performance will be accompanied by the skillful acrobatic dances of the Peruvian scissor dancers.
Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Cooking Up History: Celebrating Comida Chingona & the Low-Rider Lifestyle
One-Time Events
Guest chef Silvana Salcido Esparza made her mark on the U.S. food scene with the comida chingona (“bad-ass food”) she serves at her Phoenix-based restaurant, Barrio Café. The restaurant’s offerings draw inspiration from Esparza’s Mexican heritage and seek to honor her family’s 800-year-old gastronomic legacy with a twist. Esparza is not only passionate about putting her own spin on Mexican food, but also cars, specifically low riders. Much more than your average car, these prized vehicles are artworks defined by eye-catching paint jobs, plush interiors, and hydraulics that enable them to hop, jump, and skip in city streets. As Esparza will explain during this cooking demonstration and conversation, there is an entire culture, including food culture, that surrounds the low-rider lifestyle in Phoenix. To this culture, she brings her own passions, including her commitment to honor and celebrate the contributions of women, past and present, as she endeavors to build a more equitable and inclusive community.
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Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: First Floor West, Coulter Plaza. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Presente! Accessibility: Assisted listening devices.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Concert with Andean and Latin Fusion Band RAYMI
One-Time Events
Commemorate the end of summer with a concert by the Andean and Latin fusion band RAYMI (meaning “feast” or “celebration” in Quechua). The group’s passion for its Andean roots is reflected in its music, which combines traditional Peruvian instruments, such as zampoñas, mosceños, quenas, and tarkas, with contemporary instruments.
The performance will be accompanied by the skillful acrobatic dances of the Peruvian scissor dancers.
Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Fall Plein Air Landscape Painting in Oil - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Learn the secrets of plein air landscape oil painting working in the beautiful surroundings of Rock Creek Park. Students learn how to capture the spirit and essence of a fall landscape while developing strong observational painting techniques on location.
Event Location: Rock Creek Park Washington, DC. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254766?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Concert with Andean and Latin Fusion Band RAYMI
One-Time Events
Commemorate the end of summer with a concert by the Andean and Latin fusion band RAYMI (meaning “feast” or “celebration” in Quechua). The group’s passion for its Andean roots is reflected in its music, which combines traditional Peruvian instruments, such as zampoñas, mosceños, quenas, and tarkas, with contemporary instruments.
The performance will be accompanied by the skillful acrobatic dances of the Peruvian scissor dancers.
Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Concert with Andean and Latin Fusion Band RAYMI
One-Time Events
Commemorate the end of summer with a concert by the Andean and Latin fusion band RAYMI (meaning “feast” or “celebration” in Quechua). The group’s passion for its Andean roots is reflected in its music, which combines traditional Peruvian instruments, such as zampoñas, mosceños, quenas, and tarkas, with contemporary instruments.
The performance will be accompanied by the skillful acrobatic dances of the Peruvian scissor dancers.
Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Theodore Roosevelt’s North Dakota: Badlands, Bison, and the Making of a Conservationist
Resident Associate Program
The Badlands of North Dakota transformed Theodore Roosevelt over the course of more than three decades into the kind of vigorous outdoorsman he’d idealized as a youth—and that shaped his public image as president and a passionate conservationist. Experience those landscapes—filled with dramatic vistas, vividly colored canyons, and wandering herds of wild bison—on an extraordinary 5-day study tour.
Event Location: Detailed information for overnight tours is mailed approximately FOUR WEEKS. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254551?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 6:00 PM – Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 12:30 PM.
Old Town’s African American History
Resident Associate Program
Founded in 1749, Alexandria, Virginia, was a major American port that was home to both the country’s largest slave-trading firm and to a large free Black community. Local guide and historian John Chapman leads a walking tour of the city’s OId Town neighborhood that takes in significant sites connected to this history.
Event Location: Tour meets at 1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254791?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Beyond the Studio Virtual Workshop: Macrame with Sterling Rhyne
One-Time Events
Fiber artist Sterling Rhyne of Cactus Lady Creation returns to lead another virtual workshop! Learn about fiber art and try your hand at macramé a form of textile produced using intricate knotting techniques.
Tickets include the cost of materials needed for the activity, instructions, and postage. Materials kits will be shipped to participants in advance of the program. Please note that space is limited for this program, and registration is required. Participants must register by 7 p.m. ET on September 4.
$15 | Registration required via Eventbrite
If you are outside of the US, please contact SAAMPrograms@si.edu before registering.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Event Location: Online. Cost: $15 | Registration Required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-studio-virtual-workshop-macrame-with-sterling-rhyne-tickets-396651223487?aff=0922trumba. Accessibility: Captioning.
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Ñomongeta (Conversation): Guarani-Language Chamber Opera
One-Time Events
Opera Hispánica and the Americas Society, in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, present the North American premiere of Ñomongeta (Conversation). Paraguayan tenor José Mongelós stars as a contemporary Guarani man who converses with Christopher Columbus about the effects of colonization on the Guarani people and the environment.
Ñomongeta, which combines contemporary and Indigenous music traditions with the lyricism of opera, is the first Guarani-language opera. It was written by Paraguayan composer Diego Sánchez Haase and librettist Modesto Escobar Aquino, with epilogue by Pedro Paredes Argüello.
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Event Location: Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Red Lion
Films
Get your free tickets here: mifune2022.eventive.org/films
In this “rambunctious, satirical, eventually tragic period piece” (Mike Hale, The New York Times), Toshiro Mifune plays the aptly named Gonzo, a peasant who returns to his hometown after a ten-year absence, disguised as a high-ranking army officer. His goal is to rid the town of its corrupt officials by assembling a ragtag band of sex workers, students, and assorted ruffians. In his book The Emperor and the Wolf, Stuart Galbraith IV writes that Mifune “is excellent as a larger-than-life, lusty character.” 35mm print provided by the Japan Foundation. (Dir.: Kihachi Okamoto, Japan, 1969, 115 min. 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 4:00 PM.
Lunchtime with a Curator: Decorative Arts Design Series
Resident Associate Program
Join curator Elizabeth Lay as she hosts an image-rich series on decorative arts and design topics with guests. In this fall lunchtime program, Lay's guest is Diana Pardue, chief curator at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, who surveys the design evolution of Native American jewelry.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254861?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, September 19, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Baltimore Neighborhoods: Mount Washington
Resident Associate Program
Hilly—but far from mountainous—Mount Washington is a residential neighborhood of choice and a destination within the city limits for a variety of activities. Arts journalist and former Baltimore resident Richard Selden continues his survey of Charm City neighborhoods with a virtual tour of Mount Washington, focusing on notable sites that define its history and character.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254834?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, September 19, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Regency London's "Ton": The Business of Pleasure
Resident Associate Program
As fans of “Bridgerton” know, the “Ton” were the envied, trendsetting celebrities of the early 19th century. Historian Julie Taddeo looks beyond the glamour to examine the men and women who lived "in the fashionable mode" and for whom exacting rules circumscribed every area of social and personal conduct.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254675?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, September 19, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents and learn about the history of the Smithsonian, its first Secretary, Joseph Henry and discover why this great American Institution is named after a British aristocrat. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
Note: 'Castle Stories' are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur , Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the 'Castle Stories' event they signed-up for , We welcome all visitors to our programs! Automatic Zoom captions will be turned on for this event. …
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Painting Nostalgia: Jewish Portraits at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
One-Time Events
In the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston are three compelling portraits of Jewish sitters. Although painted by different artists and in different contexts, "The Talmudist" by Jacob Binder, "Hannah" by Isidor Kaufmann, and "Jewish Man Reading" by Edouard Brandon share an often-neglected common trait: they were all made by Jewish artists who found success in wider, secular society through other subjects and genres. What drew these cosmopolitan, secular artists to deeply traditional Jewish sitters and scenes? How did depictions of Jewish life fit into their broader production? What do these works tell us about the journey of Jewish artists working in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our guest, Simona Di Nepi, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Curator of Judaica, MFA Boston, as she traces the stories of these portraits and the artists who created them. Moderated by Kate Clarke Lemay, acting senior historian at the National Portrait…
Event Location: Online via Zoom. Cost: Free. Registration required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/painting-nostalgia-jewish-portraits-at-the-museum-of-fine-arts-boston-tickets-385154275807.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Building the Panama Canal: A Controversial Symbol of American Might
Resident Associate Program
Building the Panama Canal early in the 20th century was either a bold, decisive diplomatic stroke that claimed America’s rightful place on the world stage or a crude display of arrogance and corruption. Historian Ralph Nurnberger examines the sweep of the canal saga and addresses such problematic issues as why the U.S. claimed the right to build a canal in another country, and why Panama was chosen.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254677?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
Miles Davis: Prince of Style
Resident Associate Program
Miles Davis was a restless innovator, controversial celebrity, and the dominant jazz figure of the second half of the 20th century. In a program highlighted by clips and musical recordings, John Edward Hasse, longtime curator of American music at the National Museum of American History, recounts Davis’s struggles against racism, convention, and his own demons.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254676?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Tiffany Glass from the Neustadt Collection
Resident Associate Program
Take a behind-the-scenes look at works by Louis C. Tiffany and his studios in the preeminent Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in Queens, New York. Lindsy Parrott, the collection’s executive director and curator, shares highlights of this extraordinary assemblage encompassing lamps, windows, metalwork, and rare archival materials—and offers tips on spotting authentic Tiffany works among the forgeries.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254835?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
Historic Homes of Washington Series: The Arts Club of Washington and the Perry Belmont House
Resident Associate Program
Washington, D.C. is filled with public spaces, monuments, and buildings that define its architectural history and its essence as a city. But much of that character is also shaped by its distinctive residences. Discover two such houses—the Arts Club of Washington and the Perry Belmont House—on an intimately scaled tour that immerses you in the elegance of the early 19th-century and the extravagance of the Gilded Age.
Event Location: Tour meets outside of the Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254783?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
Orson Welles: A Turbulent and Brilliant Life
Resident Associate Program
Hailed at 25 for his monumental Citizen Kane, the prolific Orson Welles was cursed with being ahead of his time. From his highbrow choices of subject matter to the rule-shattering filmmaking techniques he employed, he was an outsider from the outset—and Hollywood never forgave him for it. Film historian Max Alvarez surveys a career that saw Welles fall from boy genius to industry exile, despite his undervalued and often extraordinary post-Kane cinematic achievements.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254836?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Photo 101: Understanding ISO
Resident Associate Program
Students learn how to use their ISO settings to darken and brighten photos, and how this relates to other camera settings such as aperture and shutter speed.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254736?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
The Rosetta Stone, a Key to the Past
Resident Associate Program
Two hundred years ago, French historian and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphics inscribed on a slab of black stone found in Egypt in 1799—finally cracking the code to the ancient Egyptians’ enigmatic writing system. Historian Gary Rendsburg unfolds the exciting story of one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254837?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Sean Carroll: Demystifying Physics
Resident Associate Program
Someone has to be the go-to explainer of mind-bending equations in physics. Sean Carroll is that person, offering deep insights into the workings of the universe—and making it comprehensible. Carroll pulls back the veil of mystery cloaking the most valuable building blocks of modern science as he explains the fundamental ideas informing the modern physics of reality.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255091?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM.
The Dome of the Rock
Resident Associate Program
Dominating the skyline of Jerusalem for more than 1, 300 years, the Dome of the Rock is both a sacred Islamic shrine and an iconic symbol of the Holy City. What messages did the artists who built it enshrine here, and what does this World Heritage Site have to say to us today? Barbara Boehm, curator emerita of the Met Cloisters explores this remarkable place, including its history, mosaics, and inscriptions, and its enduring meaning. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254838?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Virtual Studio Tour with Artist Chawne Kimber
One-Time Events
Join quilter Chawne Kimber on a virtual tour through her studio and learn how she draws upon her family history for inspiration to create contemporary works. For centuries, cotton has been central in the lives of the women in Kimber’s family, as many of her enslaved ancestors cultivated cotton in rural Alabama. From picking to ginning to sewing, the lives of Kimber’s ancestors revolved around cotton. Eventually, quilting emerged as a primary form of self-expression. Inspired by the quilts her relatives made in the late 1800s, Kimber interprets traditional forms in an improvisational style using vibrant modern colors of commercially available American-farmed, processed, and woven cotton. Combining minimal self-portraits in a street art style, Kimber uses quilts to respond to current race-related social justice issues. When not making artwork, Kimber is a mathematics professor and an academic dean at Washington and Lee University.
Image credit: Chawne Kimber.
Event Location: Online. Cost: Free | Registration required via Eventbrite
Registration opens September 1. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-studio-tour-with-artist-chawn-kimber-tickets-377931662777?aff=KimberTrumba. Related Exhibition: This Present Moment: Crafting A Better World. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Boost Your Emotional Fitness
Resident Associate Program
Increased uncertainty, constant change, and ongoing challenges are leading to new levels of stress, feeling overwhelmed, and burnout. Nataly Kogan, speaker, author, and host of the Awesome Human podcast, shares research in neuroscience and psychology that provides the foundation for practical strategies that can help individuals reduce stress, boost resilience, and meet difficult times with less struggle and greater energy.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254839?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.
Historically Speaking: The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty First Century by Peniel Joseph
One-Time Events
Distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and insightful new interpretation of this country’s recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new struggle for citizenship and dignity for Black Americans, just as momentous as the movements that arose after the Civil War and during the civil rights era. The conversation will be moderated by Robert Samuels, co-author of His Name is George Floyd and a national political enterprise reporter for the Washington Post. Books will be available for sale and signing courtesy of Smithsonian Enterprises.
Venue: African American History and Culture Museum. Event Location: Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater + streaming. Online Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzH27WC6xYY. Cost: Free; Registration Required. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8454792/historically-speakingthe-third-reconstruction-nmaahc-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history-culture-public-programs.
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
A Bite of Baltimore: Savoring Food Traditions
Resident Associate Program
Baltimore is a city with a rich and diverse food history shaped by products from the surrounding fertile farmland, the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay, and the heritage of waves of immigrants. Join food guru Christine Rai for a dynamic and delicious day exploring the unique food culture of Charm City in locations that include the historic Lexington Market and the stables where the city’s distinctive “Arabbers” vendors prepare their horse-drawn produce wagons.
Event Location: Departs Mayflower Hotel, DeSales St side 1127 Connecticut Ave NW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254840?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 23, 2022, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
The Ultimate Guide to the Food-Friendly Wines of Beaujolais
Resident Associate Program
The marvelous region that straddles Burgundy and the Rhône Valley has much more to offer than the Beaujolais Nouveau. In a tasting led by award-winning sommelier Erik Segelbaum, discover why wine professionals and foodies alike consider the white, pink, and red rainbow of Beaujolais the perfect wines for fall and the holidays. Part of a 3-session summer series, this immersive program includes a curated personal tasting kit to enhance the experience.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254649?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 23, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
The Private Space Industry Revolution
Resident Associate Program
We’re living through a revolution in the private space industry, but with the potential for increased light pollution, satellite collisions, and the formation of “mega-constellations” of satellites in Earth’s orbit, do the pros outweigh the cons of this explosive growth? Leading astronomers and pioneers in the private space industry weigh in on the future in a fascinating four-part series presented in cooperation with George Mason University Observatory. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This session showcases mega-constellations.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254797?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 23, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM.
Yojimbo
Films
Get your free tickets here: mifune2022.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_1iT_GmHTE
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa's visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1961, 110 min. b&w, 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of Janus Films.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Friday, September 23, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Introduction to iPhone Photography
Resident Associate Program
Put away your point-and-shoot camera. Learn to make the most of your iPhone’s camera, starting with essential photography basics and moving on to some of the best apps, camera accessories, and low-cost tools for editing and image management.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254737?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Old Town’s African American History
Resident Associate Program
Founded in 1749, Alexandria, Virginia, was a major American port that was home to both the country’s largest slave-trading firm and to a large free Black community. Local guide and historian John Chapman leads a walking tour of the city’s OId Town neighborhood that takes in significant sites connected to this history.
Event Location: Tour meets at 1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254792?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Growing Community Series - Garden Pests
One-Time Events
GROWING COMMUNITY
Gardens are more than seeds and soil. They have been sites of community empowerment, allowing us to connect with the land, feed family and community, and form emotional bonds. What happens when these spaces are no longer available? How can we retain the ability to steward our green spaces and our communities?
During this six-part series, workshop attendees will explore how a connection to community, cultural traditions, and well-being can be achieved through gardening in small spaces. Participants will also explore how these smaller thriving green spaces serve as sites of community and habitation for residents of every shape and form.
As we prepare our fall garden and ready for the harvest, facilitator Derek Thomas will explore natural ways we can discourage harmful pests from visiting and introduce new neighbors who work to maintain balance in the garden.
This season’s workshops will be hybrid. Workshop attendees can join us onsite in the museum’s garden (15 spots available) or via Zoom…
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Hybrid - Virtual and in person (only 15 slots in person). Cost: FREE. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v_412kD_SR2MjHJEO9xYFw.
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Harmony in Blue and Gold
Performances
Free, no registration required.
Celebrate the reopening of the newly conserved Peacock Room with this special in-gallery performance. Drop in to hear the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Modern Flute Ensemble perform "Harmony in Blue and Gold," a composition by contemporary composer Eric Ewazen inspired by the Peacock Room by James McNeill Whistler. Ewazen’s ornate textures and impressionist moods express Whistler's unique environment through a musical world of sounds and lines. The room was originally designed to showcase a Chinese blue-and-white porcelain collection, and the music represents the excitement one feels when viewing this room, with its vivid palette of colors, intricate paintings offsetting elaborate shelves of porcelain, and spectacular gold-coffered ceiling and embossed leather walls.
These two performances will be free, and advance registration is not required. Come early to join a curator-led gallery talk at noon in the Peacock Room prior to the performances.
The Modern…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer south corridor. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 1:00 PM.
Ñomongeta (Conversation): Guarani-Language Chamber Opera
One-Time Events
Opera Hispánica and the Americas Society, in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, present the North American premiere of Ñomongeta (Conversation). Paraguayan tenor José Mongelós stars as a contemporary Guarani man who converses with Christopher Columbus about the effects of colonization on the Guarani people and the environment.
Ñomongeta, which combines contemporary and Indigenous music traditions with the lyricism of opera, is the first Guarani-language opera. It was written by Paraguayan composer Diego Sánchez Haase and librettist Modesto Escobar Aquino, with epilogue by Pedro Paredes Argüello.
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Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Harmony in Blue and Gold
Performances
Free, no registration required.
Celebrate the reopening of the newly conserved Peacock Room with this special in-gallery performance. Drop in to hear the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Modern Flute Ensemble perform "Harmony in Blue and Gold," a composition by contemporary composer Eric Ewazen inspired by the Peacock Room by James McNeill Whistler. Ewazen’s ornate textures and impressionist moods express Whistler's unique environment through a musical world of sounds and lines. The room was originally designed to showcase a Chinese blue-and-white porcelain collection, and the music represents the excitement one feels when viewing this room, with its vivid palette of colors, intricate paintings offsetting elaborate shelves of porcelain, and spectacular gold-coffered ceiling and embossed leather walls.
These two performances will be free, and advance registration is not required. Come early to join a curator-led gallery talk at noon in the Peacock Room prior to the performances.
The Modern…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Freer south corridor. Cost: Free.
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 2:00 PM.
Historic Chestertown with a Cruise on the Schooner Sultana
Resident Associate Program
Regional historian Hayden Mathews explores the rich heritage of this Eastern Shore town, focusing on both land and sea. The day includes a cruise on a replica of an 18th-century vessel, as well as an historic-district walking tour guided by Chestertown’s mayor.
Event Location: Departs from Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C St SW (corner of 6th & C Sts) Fringe stop: New. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254802?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Sunday, September 25, 2022, 7:45 AM – 6:15 PM.
Sanjuro
Films
Get your free tickets here: mifune2022.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_rSsbhQnE
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a "proper" samurai on its ear. Less brazen in tone than its predecessor but equally entertaining, this classic character's return is a masterpiece in its own right. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1962, b&w, 96 min. 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of Janus Films.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 25, 2022, 3:30 PM.
Castle Stories: The Megatherium Club
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
As the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building many of the things you might think of when you think of the Smithsonian started here! Join one of our Castle docents as they spotlight one of these stories in the Castle’s rich history and trace it forward through time to see how it impacts the Smithsonian as we know it today.
“The increase and diffusion of knowledge,” words from founding benefactor James Smithson’s will that guide the entire Smithsonian. But what did they mean to a group of (occasionally) rowdy and colorful young scientists? Tasked with exploring the North American continent and collection specimens of all kids—beetles, birds, rocks and fossils—for the National Museum house in the Castle these scientists paved the way for the discoveries being made by Smithsonian scientists today. Members of the Megatherium Club were known individually for their contributions to zoology, paleontology and geology, but as a group the jolly band held sack races after hours in the Castle and serenaded the…
Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Monday, September 26, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
The Untouchable Eliot Ness
Resident Associate Program
As the leader of a team of federal agents known as the Untouchables, Eliot Ness’ two-fisted enforcement of Prohibition-era laws and relentless pursuit of mob boss Al Capone cemented his image as the embodiment of uncompromising justice. Join author Daniel Stashower and actor Scott Seder as they bring this icon to life, from his early exploits in Chicago to his unprecedented manhunt for America’s version of Jack the Ripper.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254678?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, September 26, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Resident Associate Program
Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. Join Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, for a series of five online workshops that explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This writing session is inspired by Glen John’s A Corner of the Artist’s Room in Paris.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255177?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Bilingual Baseball Story Time / Hora del Cuento de Béisbol Bilingüe
One-Time Events
Join National Postal Museum educators for a bilingual story time program highlighting themes from the exhibit Baseball: America's Home Run. This program is targeted for ages 3-6 but all are welcome. No registration required.
Únase a los educadores del Museo Postal Nacional para un programa bilingüe de cuentos que destaca los temas de la exhibición Béisbol: El Jonrón de los EE.UU. Este programa está dirigido a niños de 3 a 6 años, pero todos son bienvenidos. No es necesario registrarse.
Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: 3rd floor, Byrne Education Loft. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Baseball: America's Home Run.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Margaret Beaufort and the Making of the Tudor Dynasty
Resident Associate Program
Margaret Beaufort cannily navigated the Wars of the Roses with a single goal in mind: assuring the royal future of her son Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII. Tudor scholar Carol Ann Lloyd-Stanger explores the rise of this matriarch within the fractious courts of the late 15th century and why she emerged as one of the most powerful women in England.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254679?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Extinctions on Earth: Then and Now
Resident Associate Program
Andrew H. Knoll, a professor of natural history and earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University, discusses the five moments over the past 500 million years when most of Earth’s animal species disappeared, how those past events relate to 21st-century global change, and what lessons may be learned for preserving our planet’s precious and precarious biodiversity for future generations.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255094?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
The Legal Legacy of Jim Crow
Resident Associate Program
<span style="color: #e74c3c;">In-Person and Online Program: </span>Margaret A. Burnham, director of Northeastern University’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, investigates the violence of the Jim Crow–era, the legal apparatus that sustained it, and its enduring legacy. As she maps the criminal legal system in the mid-20th-century South, she traces its line back to slavery and forward to the legal structures of today.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: In-person Ticket Holders: Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Online Link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254841?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254841?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.
Castle Stories: Where It All Began
Smithsonian Castle One-Time
Did you know that the Castle is the Smithsonian’s first and oldest building? It first opened its doors in 1855 and has born witness to countless moments in history for the Smithsonian, the United States, and the world. Join one of our volunteer Castle Docents as they explain the importance of the phrase “the increase and diffusion of knowledge” and how it went from being six words in an English scientist’s will to shaping the destiny of the Smithsonian we know today. Come learn about the founding and early history of the Smithsonian; its original benefactor, James Smithson; and the incredible history and architecture of the Castle. Here is your opportunity to discover some of the treasured stories that are part of the Castle’s rich history.
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Event Location: Online/Zoom. Cost: free. Accessibility: Captioning.
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and the Dementias: What We Know, What We Can Do
Resident Associate Program
Alzheimer’s disease, and the dementias in general, are among the most-feared consequences of being lucky enough to survive into older age. Barry Gordon, a nationally recognized expert on memory and memory disorders, sheds light on these debilitating conditions and provides guidance on what you need to know to take the most informed and active steps if faced with one of them—whether personally or in a family member or friend.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254842?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
How Baseball Became A National Pastime
Resident Associate Program
For sports historian Kenneth Cohen, how baseball quickly surpassed other pastimes and became a primary symbol of American uniqueness by the end of the 19th century is a story that’s partly about the powers of marketing in a modernizing nation and partly about the genuinely democratizing potential of a game that everyone could play. Join him as he explores baseball's rise and the decidedly undemocratic response it sparked, as well as the debate about whether it continues to deserve its eminent status as our national pastime today.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255097?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Art, Architecture, and Ambition in Aragonese Naples
Resident Associate Program
The fall of Naples in 1442 not only brought Spanish rule, it transformed the city into a vital center of artistic production. Join Sophia D’Addio, a lecturer in art history at Columbia University, in an exploration of paintings, sculptures, medals, and architecture commissioned by the Aragonese rulers of Naples, most notably the commissions and collections of King Alfonso of Aragon. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254350?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 30, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
The Private Space Industry Revolution
Resident Associate Program
We’re living through a revolution in the private space industry, but with the potential for increased light pollution, satellite collisions, and the formation of “mega-constellations” of satellites in Earth’s orbit, do the pros outweigh the cons of this explosive growth? Leading astronomers and pioneers in the private space industry weigh in on the future in a fascinating four-part series presented in cooperation with George Mason University Observatory. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This session showcases SpaceX and the commerical space industry.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254798?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, September 30, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM.
Philosophy in the Middle Ages: A Harmony of Faith and Reason
Resident Associate Program
The medieval period in Western thought, once viewed disparagingly by scholars as the Dark Ages, has come to be recognized as a time of rich philosophic investigation and lively debate. Gregory T. Doolan, associate professor of philosophy at The Catholic University of America, explores the work of notable Christian, Muslim, and Jewish thinkers from the major periods of medieval philosophy.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254864?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, October 1, 2022, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Monuments and Memory
Resident Associate Program
Join staff members of the new Capital Jewish Museum on a walking tour that explores the connection between Washington?s monuments and collective memory. Beginning at the museum, move through the heart of the historic downtown Jewish community to visit monuments and memorials connected to local and international Jewish history.
Event Location: Tour meets at the corner of 3rd and F St NW Washington, DC. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255194?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, October 1, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Crafitivist Circle
One-Time Events
Feel the power of the stitch!
Join our resident “Crochet Kingpin” Dwayne Lawson-Brown for a meet-up of like minds and crafty hands. Participants will engage in fiber-crafts including crochet, knitting, and needle point, while listening to podcasts. Join us for lively discussions around our city’s social justice issues and the power of art to create change. Gender inclusive , Other non-fiber, small-scale handcrafters welcome , Experienced crafters: bring your own materials , Beginners: limited materials and some instruction available. Registration is required. Sessions limited to 50 participants.
The Craftivism Circle meets every first Saturday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00 PM from June to November of this year.
Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: First Floor. Cost: FREE. Get Tickets or Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/craftism-circle-tickets-338457985947.
Saturday, October 1, 2022, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Lunchtime with a Curator: Decorative Arts Design Series
Resident Associate Program
Join curator Elizabeth Lay as she hosts an image-rich series on decorative arts and design topics with guests. In this fall lunchtime program, Lay's guest is decorative arts curator Amy McHugh, who traces how treasures from France’s Crown Jewels found their way into the wardrobes of America’s Gilded-Age heiresses.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254862?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, October 3, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Evolutionary Medicine: Why Do We Get Sick?
Resident Associate Program
Evolutionary medicine is a rapidly growing field that uses knowledge from modern evolutionary biology to better understand, prevent, and treat disease. Rui Diogo, associate professor of anatomy at Howard University’s College of Medicine, surveys its development, applications, and medical and societal implications, drawing on examples ranging from the historical origin of pandemics to state-of-the-art studies on cancer and social networks.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255058?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, October 3, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM.
A Salute to Scavengers at Hawk Mountain
Resident Associate Program
A rotting carcass might not sound like a bountiful buffet, but to avian scavengers it’s the best meal they could hope for. Aaron Prince, an educator and raptor care specialist at Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, offers a look into the lives of scavenger species including vultures, ravens, crows, hawks, and eagles, their carnivorous eating habits, and what the world would potentially look like without them in it.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255061?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Monday, October 3, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Resident Associate Program
Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. Join Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, for a series of five online workshops that explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This writing session is inspired by January Steen’s The Dancing Couple.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255178?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
More Stories from the American Songbook
Resident Associate Program
For decades we’ve danced, romanced, and dreamed to songs like “As Time Goes By, ” “Night and Day, ” and other enduring gems. In an afternoon series, filmmaker and cultural historian Sara Lukinson traces how some of our favorite songs came to be and how different artists, unexpected arrangements, and changing times transformed them into something brand new, yet still the same. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This session spotlights the following songs: "Night and Day" and "I've Got You Under My Skin."</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254865?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Russia: Revolution and Civil War
Resident Associate Program
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Author Antony Beevor brings the conflict to life through the eyes of firsthand accounts, vivid and powerful personal stories that offer an epic view of the events that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the 20th century.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255215?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
House
Films
Get your free tickets here: https://nmaamatinees.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ_Yo06kIIA
How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, House might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Nobuhiko Obayashi, Japan, 1977, 88 min. 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Film still courtesy of Janus Films.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 2:00 PM.
Whistler: Departing from Tradition in Making Art
Resident Associate Program
James Abbott McNeill Whistler is celebrated for his bold and innovative style in a variety of media—all informed by influences that encompass the Aesthetic movement, Asian art, and his own experimentation with abstract color and composition. Art historian Aneta Georgievska Shine takes a close look at how these ideals were expressed in his work, whether seen in subtle tonal landscapes or portrayals of women. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254681?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Arlington National Cemetery
Resident Associate Program
Join Jim Carr, U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) and current president of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, D.C. on a walking tour of Arlington National Cemetery's Section 1, the resting place of a diverse cross section of U.S. service members who served in wars and conflicts going back to the American Revolution.
Event Location: Tour meets inside the entrance to the Welcome Center at Arlington Cemetery. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255197?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Jacques Pépin on the Art of the Chicken
Resident Associate Program
Legendary chef Jacques Pepin celebrates his love of chickens as he reminisces on his life through the lens of the humble bird. Spend a delightful evening listening to the chef recall his childhood and career, and his celebrated paintings of chickens (of course!). He also shares recipes, along with poignant memories and the stories behind them.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254869?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Jim Thorpe: Outracing the Odds
Resident Associate Program
<span style="color: #e74c3c;">In-Person and Online Program: </span>Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport, but despite his colossal skills, his life was a struggle against the odds. Biographer David Maraniss discusses America’s greatest all-around athlete, a man who endured in the face of racism, alcohol abuse, broken marriages, and financial distress—and so did his myth.
Event Location: In-person Ticket Holders: Rasmuson Theater National Museum of the American Indian. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254868?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM.
Days
Films
In person: Tsai Ming-liang, Lee Kang-sheng, Anong Houngheuangsy
Get your free tickets here: https://tsaimingliang.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgG25_7BCIQ
“In Days, I focused on the physical body of Lee Kang-sheng—his exterior. I suddenly realized that because of the aging process, the body is ever-evolving. I can see that inevitable evolution in Lee’s exterior, and that also prompted me to see myself as part of this aging process, since we’re 10 years apart. He almost served as a mirror.” —Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang has been directing exquisite examinations of alienation, isolation, and the fleeting beauty of human connection featuring his muse Lee Kang-sheng for decades. Days will undoubtedly stand as one of his best, sparest, and most intimate works. Lee once again stars as a variation on himself, wandering through a lonely urban landscape and seeking treatment in Hong Kong for a chronic illness; at the same time, a young Laotian immigrant working in Bangkok, played by…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 7:00 PM.
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
Resident Associate Program
Historian and marine archaeologist Donald Grady Shomette recounts the fascinating tale of his decades-long historical and archaeological survey campaign to document what came to be called the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255064?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Soar Together @ Air and Space: Connections by Air
One-Time Events
This month, explore the ways airplanes and air travel are important in your life. You might be surprised by how everyday things in your life are affected by the existence of airplanes!
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Event Location: Online. Cost: Free.
Friday, October 7, 2022 – Saturday, October 8, 2022.
The Judgement of Paris: The Origins of Impressionism
Resident Associate Program
Impressionism was born in the 1860s through a heated rivalry between painters Édouard Manet and Ernest Meissonier. The contest transcended artistic expression, encompassing competing viewpoints on the changes wrought by technology, politics, and personal freedom. Ross King, author of The Judgement of Paris, vividly explores the relationship between these artists as he evokes Parisian life during a decade of social and political ferment. (World Art History Certificate Program elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254905?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Friday, October 7, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Films
In person: Tsai Ming-liang, Lee Kang-sheng
New 4K Restoration!
Get your free tickets here: https://tsaimingliang.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHMxMJ6qkOU
“For me, making a film is a form of writing, writing about the things that concern me deeply.”
—Tsai Ming-liang
Haunting, ravishingly beautiful, and at times utterly hilarious, Goodbye, Dragon Inn distills the minimalist style Tsai developed over his previous films to its very essence. In a cavernous movie house on its final night in business, a collection of ghostly denizens alternately watch the movie and wander the hallways and restrooms while King Hu’s martial arts classic Dragon Inn plays on the screen. This wistful elegy to cinema history (two of the actors, Miao Tien and Shih Chun, also starred in Hu’s film) is also a formalist comedy full of sight gags worthy of Jacques Tati. Goodbye, Dragon Inn is at once a daring departure and a further refinement of Tsai’s distinctive aesthetic. (Dir.: Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan,…
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Friday, October 7, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Improvisations on the Memory of Cinema
Films
Performance by Tsai Ming-liang
After the screening of Goodbye, Dragon Inn, join Tsai Ming-liang for a performance incorporating storytelling, drawing, and reminiscences about his life and work. First presented at the Venice Film Festival in 2019, this partially improvised event is an intimate self-portrait of an artist at work.
Photo by Chang Jhong Yuan.
Venue: Freer Gallery of Art. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Friday, October 7, 2022, 8:30 PM.
Shakespeare in Staunton
Resident Associate Program
Experience one of the Bard’s plays in a way that Londoners of 400 years ago might have found when you spend a day at the American Shakespeare Center in beautiful Staunton, Virginia. Explore theatrical history in a fascinating director-led workshop, enjoy lunch in local restaurant, and then settle into the Elizabethan-style theater for a performance of The Tempest. Afterward, there’s time to explore historic Staunton on an optional guided tour.
Event Location: Departs from the Holiday Inn Capitol at 550 C St SW (corner of 6th & C Sts). Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255198?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Saturday, October 8, 2022, 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM.
Youth in Action | Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Transformative Teaching / Juventud en acción | Día de los Pueblos Indígenas: Enseñanza transformativa
One-Time Events
How is teaching a form of activism? This Indigenous Peoples’ Day program highlights Native youth who are incorporating Indigenous voices in K–12 education and promoting inclusive conversations in our nation's classrooms. Panelists: Kourtney Kawano (Kanaka ʻŌiwi [Native Hawaiian]), Charitie Ropati (Native Village of Kongiganak, Alaska), and Amy Spotted Wolf (Tohono O’odham/Hidatsa). Moderated by Leilani Sabzalian (Alutiiq). This program is free, but advance registration is required. A direct link to view the program will be emailed to registrants 24-48 hours before the program. The program will be available on demand after it premiers. This program is part of the Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future series, which features young Native activists and changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are working towards equity and social justice for Indigenous peoples. This program is generously supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation.…
Event Location: Online / En línea. Cost: Free | Gratuito. Accessibility: Captioning.
Monday, October 10, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
Resident Associate Program
Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. Join Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, for a series of five online workshops that explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts. <span style="color: #e74c3c;">This writing session is inspired by Paul Cadmus’s Bar Italia.</span>.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255179?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Beginning Drawing - In Person
Resident Associate Program
This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed for drawing. Working with a variety of materials and techniques, including charcoal and pencils, students explore the rendering of geometric forms, volume, and perspective, with an emphasis on personal gesture marks.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254919?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
Exploring Color in Watercolor
Resident Associate Program
Enhance your knowledge and understanding of color theory in watercolor. Learn practical skills such as identifying and mixing colors correctly to create your own cohesive palette.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254916?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
Clay Portrait - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Develop basic sculpting skills in this introduction to the concepts and techniques of sculpting the human head. Create copies of a plaster cast portrait or sculpt from a live model.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254920?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Painting Skies, Clouds, Trees, and Mountains in Watercolor
Resident Associate Program
Using watercolor, gain confidence in painting important natural elements. Demonstrations and exercises introduce techniques in creating flowing landscapes.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254917?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Color Stories Journal - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Explore your relationship to individual colors and how they connect to many facets of your life. Practice simple and playful acrylic painting techniques incorporating all the colors of the spectrum, plus black and white. Then, begin to record personal stories in a journal to use every day.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254922?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Drawing Light… and How the Masters Did It
Resident Associate Program
In this 4-session class, learn the strategies artists such as Rembrandt, Turner, and Cézanne, used to harness light and unify, intensify, and give dimension to their images. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit).
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254915?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Figure Sculpture - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Learn clay techniques and gain an understanding of the human body, gestures, and expressions as you sculpt a portrait, torso, or full-figure piece by working from life.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254921?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Introduction to Photography - In Person
Resident Associate Program
Whether you want to work in digital or film, this course offers a solid foundation for new photographers ready to learn the basics.
Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/254918?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Wild Wood: True Tales of Trees
Resident Associate Program
Join Liana Vitali, naturalist and educator at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Maryland (and self-proclaimed tree-hugger), for an immersive audio-visual journey into the fascinatingly complicated and connected life of trees—from their first tiny emergence through the topsoil as seedlings, to their lasting value to forest life as fallen logs.
Event Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Cost: Click here to view prices. Get Tickets or Register: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255100?utm_source=SI-Trumba-Calendar&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=2022FY-Trumba-SA-ev&utm_content=SA-Trumba-event&tmssource=260966.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM.