Smithsonian Associates Presents September Program Highlights

The September issue of the Smithsonian Associates’ program guide features a variety of educational and cultural programs, including seminars, lectures, studio arts classes, performances for adults and children and local and regional study tours. Highlights this month include:

Creativity with a View

Sundays, Sept. 11, 18 and 25; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Hyatt Place, 400 E Street S.W., Washington, D.C.

Participants enjoy views of the D.C. skyline while unleashing their creativity in this series of Sunday afternoon workshops at the CityBar Rooftop and Lounge, atop the Hyatt Place hotel. Workshops include “Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain” (Sept. 11), “Mini Terrarium Building” (Sept. 18) and “Painting” (Sept. 25). One glass of beer or wine and all materials are included.

Roald Dahl: The Curmudgeon Who Built Charlie’s Chocolate Factory

Tuesday, Sept. 13; 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

On the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, author Daniel Stashower explores the life and art of one of the most beloved children’s storytellers of all time. Actor Scott Sedar offers a dramatic reading of some of Dahl’s most memorable writings as participants raise a toast in celebration and enjoy a special cake.

Abstraction Takes Shape: 3D Printing and Math

Sunday, Sept. 18; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

Participants spend an afternoon watching and learning as mathematician and 3D designer Laura Taalman gives a 3D-printing demonstration and explains the process of transforming mathematical ideas into beautiful objects that they can touch and feel.

The Changemakers and Social Justice

Thursday, Sept. 29; 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

Behavioral scientist Jon Levy moderates a conversation with a group of professionals who all actively pursue the issue of social justice within their areas of expertise. The panel includes Tom Desanto, the producer of X-Men and Transformers, who saw the films as a way to explore how social groups can—or cannot—be assimilated; Kaj Larsen, an investigative reporter and former Navy Seal, who explores how people treat each other in stressful situations ranging  from warfare to prisons, and how veterans are helped when they return; and journalist Roxana Saberi, who was illegally imprisoned in Iran in 2009, and who will discuss Iran’s justice system and issues of freedom and human rights.

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