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Thursday, July 3
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Vichai Malikul: The Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies
Book Signing |
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Vichai Malikul (scientific illustrator, Department of Entomology) signs copies of The Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies, which he illustrated. Prints of his butterfly illustrations are also available for purchase.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Related Exhibition: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Outside Main Museum Store
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Friday, July 4
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Curtis Robinson & George Norfleet: Pilot's Journey
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Curtis Robinson and George Norfleet sign copies of their book Pilot's Journey.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats July 5 at the Udvar-Hazy Center
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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Saturday, July 5
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Kenny Wayne Fields: Rescue of Streetcar 304
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Kenny Wayne Fields signs copies of his book Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's 40 Hours on the Run in Laos.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats July 6
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Curtis Robinson & George Norfleet: Pilot's Journey
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Curtis Robinson and George Norfleet sign copies of their book Pilot's Journey.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Last day
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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Sunday, July 6
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Kenny Wayne Fields: Rescue of Streetcar 304
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Kenny Wayne Fields signs copies of his book Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's 40 Hours on the Run in Laos.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Last day
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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Monday, July 7
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Karma Singye Dorji: Dreaming of Prayer Flags
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Karma Singye Dorji signs copies of his book Dreaming of Prayer Flags: Stories and Images from Bhutan. This is the first book of photographs of Bhutan written by an indigenous Bhutanese author.
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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Saturday, July 12
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Tahir Rahman: We Came in Peace for All Mankind
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Tahir Rahman signs copies of his book We Came in Peace for All Mankind.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats July 13
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 1-4 PM
Catherine Weitz: Mars
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Catherine Weitz signs copies of her book Mars.
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 1-4 PM
Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
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Robert F. Dorr sign copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats July 19 & 26
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| Tour, 1:15 PM; Program, 2 PM
Gary Snyder: Mountains and Rivers Without End
Poetry Reading, with pre-program tour and book signing |
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Listen to legendary poet Gary Snyder as he reads from Mountains and Rivers Without End, his epic celebration of nature and humanity that encompasses Asian artistic traditions, Native American storytelling, and Zen Buddhist philosophy. Book signing follows.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required for reading; see Note
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, Meyer Aud. (for reading); Tour (meet exhibit entrance)
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| 2-4 PM
Michael Garstang: Ntombazana
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Dr. Michael Garstang signs copies of his book Ntombazana, about elephant communication.
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Outside Main Museum Store
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Sunday, July 13
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
Tahir Rahman: We Came in Peace for All Mankind
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Tahir Rahman signs copies of his book We Came in Peace for All Mankind.
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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Saturday, July 19
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Sustainability in African Architecture and Landscape
Global Green Lecture Series, with book signing |
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Distinguished art historians Steven Nelson (University of California-Los Angeles) and Ikem Stanley Okoye (University of Delaware) examine the relationship between architecture, landscape, and the local environment in Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria. Book signing follows.
Free; first come, first served
Last in series
Related Exhibition: El Anatsui: Gawu
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 1-4 PM
Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
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Robert F. Dorr sign copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats July 26
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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Sunday, July 20
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Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
Curator's Talk and Tour, with book signing |
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Join curator Wendy Wick Reaves on a tour of poster portraits, prevailing ideals, promotions, and presumptions. Book signing of the exhibition catalogue follows.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at exhibition entrance (2nd floor, west side)
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Saturday, July 26
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Roland Mesnier: All the Presidents' Pastries
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Roland Mesnier signs copies of his book All the Presidents' Pastries: Twenty-Five Years in the White House, A Memoir.
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 1-4 PM
Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
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Robert F. Dorr sign copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Outside Museum Store
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Sunday, September 21
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| 11 AM-5 PM (rain or shine)
Fiesta Musical
Family Day |
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this family-oriented festival featuring regional music, dance performances, traditional arts and crafts for sale, and a Latin American food court. There are interactive educational activities for children and animal feedings and encounters highlighting animals native to Latin America. Zoo scientists discuss field research being conducted in Latin American countries. Community organizations are on hand with information about their services.
Free
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National Zoo
Location: Throughout the Zoo
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