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Friday, August 1
12 Noon
Lecture Film Legend of the Crystal Skulls
Documentary, with discussion
(2008) In this new Smithsonian Networks documentary, anthropologist Dr. Jane MacLaren Walsh reveals the truth about crystal skulls and compares the truth to legends about the skulls as portrayed in the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Introduced by David Royle (executive vice president for programming and production, Smithsonian Networks). Discussion with Dr. Walsh follows.
Free
Related Exhibition: Science in the News Case: The Truth about Crystal Skulls
National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium
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1-3 PM
Workshop Family Owney and Friends
Family Day
Join Owney, the unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service, and learn about his mail-delivering adventures around the world. Have a doggone good time with this wandering canine -- ride the rails, make souvenirs of your travels, and create your own dog-themed commemorative stamp.
Free
National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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7 PM
Film The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2006, 111 min., Mandarin with English subtitles, directed by Ann Hui) Based on a popular novel by Yan Yan, this film mixes comedy and poignancy in a tale of a sixty-something woman who lives alone in Shanghai and is trying to cope with both financial woes and the impersonal city around her. Chow Yun-fat adds to the film's charm by playing a smarmy con man.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats Aug. 3. Festival continues Aug. 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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