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Saturday, September 20
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The Styles of Western Architecture: From the Parthenon to the
Eiffel Tower: All-Day Seminar |
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Instructor Karin Alexis provides an overview of the styles and privotal structures that define Western architecture -- from classical temples, Gothic cathedrals, and beautiful chateaux to imperial palaces and early skyscrapers.
$120, 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
My Community's History
Guided Tour and Workshop |
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(for ages 7 and up) After a tour of the related exhibition, participants create story books that illustrate people, places, and events that represent their communities.
Free, but reservations required; call 202-633-4844
See related program on September 27
Related Exhibition: East of the River: Continuity and Change
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: 1901 Fort Place, SE
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| 10 AM-4:30 PM
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle: Founders of Western Philosophy
All-Day Seminar |
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Lecturer David Roochnik (professor of philosophy, Boston University) discusses each of these three great philosophers and how they are inextricably linked by looking at Plato's association with his teacher Socrates and at Aristotle's association with his teacher Plato.
$120, general; $85, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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Around the World: 500-1450 A.D.
All-Day Seminar |
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Lecturer Peter N. Stearns (professor of history, George Mason University) offers a sweeping overview of the significant events in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and West Africa during the pivotal millennium of civilization.
$120, 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-5 PM
Smithsonian Trunk Show of Jewelry & Wearable Art
2-Day Event |
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If you missed the spring craft show at the Smithsonian, here's another opportunity to take home something unique for someone special or for yourself. At the Smithsonian Trunk Show, thirty artists, each previously juried into a Smithsonian Craft Show, exhibit and sell their latest one-of-a-kind handcrafted design work in jewelry, accessories, and clothing. This event is produced by the Smithsonian Women's Committee to benefit education, outreach, and research projects within the Smithsonian Institution.
$5; call 202-633-5006
Continues Sept. 21
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW (Judiciary Sq. Metro)
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Community Day
Family Day Program |
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Enjoy a fun-filled day of music, dance, and art.
Free
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Throughout the museum
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Alistair in Outer Space
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of Alistair in Outer Space, written by Marilyn Sadler, then try your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats every Saturday in September
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Space Race, 1st Floor, East Wing, Gallery 114
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| 1-4 PM
Ross Simpson: Stealth Down
Book Signing |
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Ross Simpson signs copies of his book Stealth Down.
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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Richard Hilliard: Neil, Buzz, and Mike Go to the Moon
Book Signing |
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Richard Hilliard signs copies of his children's books Neil, Buzz, and Mike Go to the Moon, Ham the Astrochimp, Godspeed, John Glenn, and Lucky 13.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Sept. 27 at Air and Space on the Mall
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 1-2:30 PM
Documenting Native American Ancestors in African American
Families: Lecture |
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Angela Walton-Raji discusses how to research African American-Native American families, focusing on Southeastern Native communities, the Dawes Commission, and the 1900-1910 Census.
Free
Last day
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 4th Level, Room 4018
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| 2 PM
Native Theater: Mestiza Power
Performance |
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(in Spanish with English subtitles) This new theatrical work illustrates the dignity and everyday lives of contemporary Mayan women. The play is based on a series of interviews conducted with city and rural street vendors and recounts their childhood memories, educational experiences, cultural life, and the issues that face them today, including stories of domestic violence, street selling, and mystical practice. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater
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| Tour, 1:15 PM; Film, 2 PM (enter Independence Ave.)
Children Playing Gods
Film, with preconcert tour |
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(2008, 60 min., in Hindi and English with English subtitles, directed by Irfana Majumdar and Arshad Mirza) During the festival of Ramlila, the streets of Varanasi, India, are transformed into dramatic theatrical stages. Hindu deities manifest themselves in local children, who then act out the great epic of Rama. This film is about the lives of Ramlila child-actors in Banaras and the audiences who enjoy their "play" (lila) and seek their blessings. To introduce and discuss the film are directors Irfana Majumdar and Arshad Mirza.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Related Exhibition: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 2-4 PM
Lucy H. Spelman: The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes
Book Signing |
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Lucy H. Spelman signs copies of her book The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes: And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and Their Patients.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Outside Main Museum Store
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| 3 PM
Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride
Illustrated Lecture. with book signing |
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Art historian William Kloss shares his knowledge of the White House's fine art collection of nearly 500 paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Book signing follows.
Free, first come, first served
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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