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Saturday, June 14
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Cockadoodle Zoo
FONZ-Members-Only Family Event |
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Wakey! Wakey! Come see how your animal friends start the day. This sneak peak shows that the animals' mornings are similar to yours: Some get their teeth brushed, some get a morning bath, and all want to know what's for breakfast. Also enjoy special animal demonstrations, games, and refreshments. Pajamas are optional!
Free, but for FONZ members only; to join, call 202-633-3034
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National Zoo
Location: Throughout the Zoo
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| 9:30 AM-4:30 PM
Beijing: Ancient City, Modern Outlook
All-Day Seminar |
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Beijing is a city, an idea, a dream, an experiment-- and soon it will be the site of one of the most elaborate sports events ever, the 2008 summer Olympics. As China began its march toward modernization in the 19th century, Beijing came to symbolize the national aspirations and collective conscience of the Chinese people. In today's seminar, Robert Daly (director of the Institute of Global Chinese Affairs, University of Maryland) discusses the rich history and culture of one of the world's great cities.
$131, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 10 AM-3 PM
Reach for the Sky: Become a Pilot!
Family Day and Aviation Display |
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Outside, check out over 50 visiting vintage aircraft -- from recreational, to military, and to homebuilt -- and talk to pilots to find out what skills you need to fly. Inside, test your piloting skills in flight simulators, meet model airplane experts, hear a variety of guest speakers, and enjoy performances by the U.S. Air Force band Airmen of Note.
Free, but fee for parking
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outdoors (rain or shine) and throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-5 PM
Mark James: Christopher's Little Airplane & Coloring Book
Book Signing |
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Mark James signs copies of his children's books Christopher's Little Airplane and Christopher's Little Coloring Book.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Udvar-Hazy Center, outside Museum Store
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| 10:30 AM-3:30 PM
Robert F. Dorr and Thomas D. Jones: Hell Hawks!
Book Signing |
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Robert F. Dorr (author) and Thomas D. Jones (astronaut and pilot) sign copies of their book Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht. Dorr also signs copies of Air Force One and Jones signs copies of Skywalking.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 11 AM-12 Noon
Storytelling in the Griotte Tradition
Let's Read About Africa: Summertime Stories |
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(for ages 5 and up) This program introduces young audiences to current and classical children's literature about Africa. In this performance, Diane Macklin tells a story in the griotte tradition. An arts activity follows.
Free; for groups of 10+, please RSVP at 202-633-4640
Repeats June 28 & July 12 & 26
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Hot-Air Henry
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Hot-Air Henry, written by Mary Calhoun, and create a drawing of Henry's rescue.
Free
Repeats Saturdays in June
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Pioneers of Flight, 2nd Floor, Center, Gallery 208
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| 1-4 PM
Trains!
Family Day |
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Celebrate mail by rail in this annual event! Toot your own train whistle, sort railway mail, read adventure stories, explore transportation stamps, and more. Local railroad clubs showcase their model railways and a representative from the Railway Mail Service Library shares expertise and resources.
Free
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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| Tour, 1:15 PM; Concert, 2 PM
Kunqu, Classical Chinese Music-Theater
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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This evening transport yourself to 15th-century China through performances by outstanding Kunqu artists Ji Zhenhau, Liang Guyin, Liu Yilong, and Wen Yuhang in scenes from classical Chinese Kunqu theater. Note: Advance tickets (up to 4 per person) available through Ticketmaster (a handling fee is applied) beginning June 2 at www.ticketmaster.com or 202-397-7328. Same-day tickets (up to 2 per person) available at the museum one hour before the event on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
Last day
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape (at Sackler)
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium (enter Independence Ave.)
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a tour or talk. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats Wednesday through Sunday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 1:30
Mother Earth: Call To Consciousness on Climate Change
2-Day Program: Films |
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Dr. Daniel Wildcat (Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma; Professor of American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University) moderates discussions with the filmmakers after each of the following screenings: • 1:30 PM: Waterbuster (2006, 78 min.; produced by J. Carlos Peinado (Mandan/Hidatsa) and Daphne Ross with associate Hillary Abe (Hidatsa/Mandan)) J. Carlos Peinado investigates the impact of the massive Garrison Dam project in his ancestral homeland in the upper Missouri River Basin in North Dakota. Constructed in the 1950s, the dam laid waste to a self-sufficient American Indian community, submerged 156,000 acres of fertile land, and ultimately displaced the people of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. • 3:30 PM: March Point (2008, 57 min.; directed by Annie Silverstein, produced by Tracy Rector (Seminole), with youth filmmakers Cody Cayou (Swinomish), Nick Clark (Swinomish), Travis Tom (Swinomish)) Three Swinomish teens participate in a media training program where -- for the first time -- they take a good look at the two oil refineries located on land previously owned by their tribe under the Treaty of Point Elliot.
Free
Last day
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| 2-4 PM
Craig Brown: Debrief: A Complete History of U.S. Aerial
Engagements: Book Signing |
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Craig Brown signs copies of his book Debrief: A Complete History of U.S. Aerial Engagements - 1981 to the Present.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats June 15 at the Udvar-Hazy Center
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 2-4 PM
Mark Stein: How the States Got Their Shapes
Lecture, with book signing |
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Mark Stein reveals how the states got their shapes, then signs copies of his book.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Baird Auditorium
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