IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Friday, July 30, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Friday, July 30, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Friday, July 30, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. 3-Day Family Event: Congressional Stamp Exhibit and Activities
One-Time Events
View philatelic items from the personal collections of U.S. Representatives Joe Pitts, Robert Aderholt, Silvestre Reyes, Gary Ackerman and Senator Carl Levin. Collectors and non-collectors alike will enjoy this unique philatelic material never before been seen by the public.
Nearby, enjoy “Stamp Collecting 101,” an activity station that introduces the hobby of stamp collecting. Other activities include a scavenger hunt, an “eye-spy” game, and the opportunity to make a stamp album page.
Categories: Kids & Families. Event Location: Note Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Main Lobby, Independence Ave. and South Capitol St. SW. Cost: Free
Note: To enter the building, all visitors will need to go through a security checkpoint. Continues: Last day.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, Franzini Family Science Circus
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Ages 5-12, A fun-filled and energy-packed science show. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219886.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 10:15 AM.
DISCOVERY THEATER, Franzini Family Science Circus
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Ages 5-12, A fun-filled and energy-packed science show. View more details.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Discovery Theater, 3rd Sublevel, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=219887.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:30 AM.
Book Signings: Robert F. Dorr's Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
One-Time Events
Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Signing: George Norfleet's Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman
One-Time Events
George Norfleet signs copies of his book Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats Fridays through July 30; Saturdays, July 17 & 23; Sundays, July 4 & 31; Monday, July 5.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Friday Gallery Talk: Richard Diebenkorn
One-Time Events
Curator Evelyn Hankins talks about an art work by artist Richard Diebenkorn.
Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Meet at information desk. Cost: Free. Continues: Continues most Fridays.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Help Crochet a Coral Reef Workshop
One-Time Events
Get to know the beautiful Sant Ocean Hall by soaking in the marine science and learning about the museum's conservation efforts through our fiber-work project. Come and crochet pieces for the Smithsonian Community Reef to become part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibition! Instructors will be on hand to teach you how to crochet.
Categories: Demonstrations. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall's Focus Gallery (in the“SI Lab”), 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free.
Please contact sicommunityreef@yahoo.com if you have any questions. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall and Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef (opening October 16, 2010).
Friday, July 30, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Portraits Alive!
One-Time Events
Teens from Washington, D.C. — through Mayor Adrian Fenty’s 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program — lead a theatrical tour that brings the Portrait Gallery’s collection to life through an original, student-written play. The memorable journey takes visitors to a variety of portraits as the students perform biographical portrayals of the people represented in the photograph, painting, drawing, sculpture, or print.
Event occurs Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri July 28 – August 13, 2010, at 2:15pm.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in F Street Lobby. Cost: Free.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 2:15 PM.
HOT (Human Origins Today) Topics: Dialogue on the Relationship Between Scientific and Religious Perspectives on Human Origins
One-Time Events
Join Dr. Rick Potts (curator, The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins) and Dr. Jim Miller (co-chair, Human Origins Program's Broader Social Impacts Committee) in a dialogue on the relationship between scientific and religious perspectives in light of the latest research on human evolution.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins (in the One Species: Living Worldwide Theater), 1st Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Free. Related Events: HOT Topics series continues August 27. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit humanorigins.si.edu. Photoshop for Photographers, 5-Session Weekend Course
Resident Associate Program
Designed for photographers working in a digital darkroom with Adobe Photoshop, this class introduces students to the most effective ways of setting up files to make controlled tone and color adjustments. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Workshops. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Computer Lab, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=220605.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 6:00 PM.
Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: The Contract
Films
In the 1970s and 80s, the Hui Brothers kept Hong Kong audiences in stitches with a string of popular slapstick comedies that have rarely been seen in the U.S. This screening provides a rare chance to see them in all their ridiculous glory. This classic satire of the entertainment industry is full of silly jokes, wacky physical comedy, and amazing stunts. It tells the story of a beleaguered television executive who, with help from his eccentric inventor brother and a sub-par magician friend, goes to amazing lengths to get out of his contract so he can move on to his dream job. (Dir. Michael Hui; 1978; 97 min.; Cantonese with English subtitles).
Categories: Films. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 7:00 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Saturday, July 31, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Saturday, July 31, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Saturday, July 31, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. 2-Day Festival: All Hands on Design! Native Designers from Argentina
One-Time Events
This program features hands-on activities for adults and children with displays featuring the work of indigenous Argentine designers from Argentina’s national design program Identidades Productivas. Visiting designers include Fidelia Levicoy (Mapuche) from Patagonia weaving textiles on a vertical loom; Daniel Ramos (Omaguaca), a potter and musician from Jujuy, making ancient, flute-like ocarinas and animal figurines; and María Toribio (Wichi), a textile artist from Formosa, making bracelets and bookmarks from natural fibers. Come talk to the designers and try your hands at some traditional native designs from Argentina! What you make you can take home as a souvenir.
This program is part of the series “Argentina at the Smithsonian 2010.".
Categories: Celebrations. Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Festival continues August 1. Related Events: See films at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM and concert at 3 PM today.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Introduction to Watercolor, 3-Session Weekend Course
Resident Associate Program
Beginning students as well as experienced painters explore new materials and techniques in watercolor painting in this course. Painting still-lifes and landscapes from direct observation or photographs, they explore basic watercolor techniques and learn new approaches to painting through classroom demonstration, discussion, and experimentation. View more details.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3038/39, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange Lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=220557.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:00 AM.
Afro-Brazilian Dance Steps
One-Time Events
Julia Jones -- noted Washington, D.C. choreographer and dancer -- leads this workshop on Afro-Brazilian dance movements.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Program Room. Cost: Free; for more information, call 202-633-4844. Related Events: See related Gullah programs in July-September. Related Exhibition: Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language (opening August 9, 2010).
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit anacostia.si.edu. Argentina at the Smithsonian - Special Screenings
One-Time Events
“Pioneer ethnographic filmmaker Jorge Preloran, a cultural icon in Argentina, has donated his oeuvre to the Human Studies Film Archives. The collection includes 46 documentaries on ethnographic topics in the U.S. and Latin America, eleven of which focus on their protagonists' life-stories. Preloran is celebrated for having developed a cinematic genre known as ethnobiography, which filmmaker David MacDougall describes as sharing the testimonial qualities of Jean Rouch’s work while being closely related to the life history genre of ethnography.” Enjoy the following selected works by Jorge Prelorán:
• Chucalezna (1968, 16 min, Argentina, directed by Jorge Preloran, in Spanish with English subtitles)
In the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Valley of Humahuaca), not far from the Bolivian border, a little western-style school serves 30 or so families of the region. In spite of their starched, white cotton dresses and shirts and trousers, the children have become painters of the most intricate and colorful landscapes; of…
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats at the same time August 1. Related Events: See film at 1:30 PM and performance at 3 PM today.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Book Signings: Robert F. Dorr's Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
One-Time Events
Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Signings: Sandra O'Connell's American Family in WWII
One-Time Events
Sandra O'Connell signs copies of her book American Family in WWII.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Signing: George Norfleet's Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman
One-Time Events
George Norfleet signs copies of his book Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats Fridays through July 30; Saturdays, July 17 & 23; Sundays, July 4 & 31; Monday, July 5.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Cochengo Miranda - Argentina at the Smithsonian Special Screening
One-Time Events
“Pioneer ethnographic filmmaker Jorge Preloran, a cultural icon in Argentina, has donated his oeuvre to the Human Studies Film Archives. The collection includes 46 documentaries on ethnographic topics in the U.S. and Latin America, eleven of which focus on their protagonists' life-stories. Preloran is celebrated for having developed a cinematic genre known as ethnobiography, which filmmaker David MacDougall describes as sharing the testimonial qualities of Jean Rouch’s work while being closely related to the life history genre of ethnography.” Enjoy the following selected work by Jorge Prelorán:
• Cochengo Miranda (1974, 90 min, Argentina, directed by Jorge Preloran, in Spanish with English subtitles)
A poet, singer, trapper, husband, father, and cowboy: all these things are Cochengo Miranda. Through his personal story, Cochengo illustrates the seemingly isolated but ever-evolving life of the ranchers in the sandy grasslands of the Western Pampas.
This program is part of the series "Argentina at the…
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats August 1 at the same time. Related Events: See 3 PM performance today.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Carved in Stone: A Major Sculptural Material of Angkor
Talks and Lectures
Conservation scientist Janet Douglas explains the connections between Khmer stone sculpture and regional geology and ancient quarrying in Cambodia.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 2:00 PM.
Book Signing: Clara Silverstein "A White House Garden Cookbook"
One-Time Events
Clara Silverstein signs copies of her book A White House Garden Cookbook.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Mall Store, 2nd Floor, Center. Cost: Books available for sale in the Museum Store. Related Exhibition: The American Presidency and Julia Child's Kitchen.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Coral Cantigas: Tribute Concert for Mercedes Sosa
One-Time Events
Mercedes Sosa (1925-2009) remains one of the most beloved folk singers in Latin America, known for her tireless commitment to social justice. Born in northwestern Argentina, she proudly declared her indigenous heritage throughout her career and was a vocal spokesperson for the rights of Native peoples throughout the Americas. Today, Coral Cantigas, the only chorus in the Washington, D.C. area with the mission of increasing awareness and appreciation of the many rich styles of Latino choral music, performs a concert in honor of her legacy.
This program is part of the series "Argentina at the Smithsonian.".
Categories: Celebrations. Performances. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free. Continues: Performance repeats at same time Aug. 1.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Smithsonian Sleepover
Smithsonian Sponsored Events
(for ages 8-12 accompanied by an adult 21 years or older) A night of adventure awaits you at the National Museum of Natural History -- from seeing the IMAX film Galapagos 3-D to participating in a number of activities before rolling out your sleeping bag. A light snack and breakfast are included. Schedule includes the following:
• 7 to 7:30 PM Check-in
• 7:30 to 8 PM Orientation
• 8:00 to 8:40 PM Viewing of IMAX film Galapagos 3-D
• 8:40 PM to 12:10 AM Activities (scavenger hunt, art project, exhibit tour)
• 12:10 AM Bedtime
• 7:30 AM Breakfast
• 8:00 AM Family store opens
• 9:00 AM Cars must be removed from the museum parking lot.
Categories: After Five. Films. Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum. Cost: $115, members; $125, general admission
Pre-registration required by phone only; call 202-633-3030; absolutely no walk-in registration. For detailed information on registration, see Web link below. Continues: Repeats August 7. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall, Dinosaurs Hall, Mammals Hall.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 7:00 PM – Sunday, August 1, 2010, 9:00 AM.
For more info visit smithsoniansleepovers.org. IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Sunday, August 1, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Sunday, August 1, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Sunday, August 1, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. 2-Day Festival: All Hands on Design! Native Designers from Argentina
One-Time Events
This program features hands-on activities for adults and children with displays featuring the work of indigenous Argentine designers from Argentina’s national design program Identidades Productivas. Visiting designers include Fidelia Levicoy (Mapuche) from Patagonia weaving textiles on a vertical loom; Daniel Ramos (Omaguaca), a potter and musician from Jujuy, making ancient, flute-like ocarinas and animal figurines; and María Toribio (Wichi), a textile artist from Formosa, making bracelets and bookmarks from natural fibers. Come talk to the designers and try your hands at some traditional native designs from Argentina! What you make you can take home as a souvenir.
This program is part of the series “Argentina at the Smithsonian 2010.".
Categories: Celebrations. Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Last day. Related Events: See films at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM and concert at 3 PM today.
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Argentina At the Smithsonian - Special Screenings
One-Time Events
“Pioneer ethnographic filmmaker Jorge Preloran, a cultural icon in Argentina, has donated his oeuvre to the Human Studies Film Archives. The collection includes 46 documentaries on ethnographic topics in the U.S. and Latin America, eleven of which focus on their protagonists' life-stories. Preloran is celebrated for having developed a cinematic genre known as ethnobiography, which filmmaker David MacDougall describes as sharing the testimonial qualities of Jean Rouch’s work while being closely related to the life history genre of ethnography.” Enjoy the following selected works by Jorge Prelorán:
• Chucalezna (1968, 16 min, Argentina, directed by Jorge Preloran, in Spanish with English subtitles)
In the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Valley of Humahuaca), not far from the Bolivian border, a little western-style school serves 30 or so families of the region. In spite of their starched, white cotton dresses and shirts and trousers, the children have become painters of the most intricate and colorful landscapes; of…
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free. Continues: Last day. Related Events: See film at 1:30 PM and performance at 3 PM today.
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Book Signings: Robert F. Dorr's Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
One-Time Events
Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Your Gullah Peachie Recipes
One-Time Events
Licensed nutritionist Ida Harrington -- founder and owner of Healthful Strategies, who also studied at Pratt Institute -- shares the secrets of creating a simple recipe book with wonderful delights. Prepare to learn about such Gullah foods as peach cobbler, special breads, shrimp, and grits.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Anacostia Community Museum. Event Location: Program Room. Cost: Free; for more information, call 202-633-4844. Related Events: See related Gullah programs in August and September. Related Exhibition: Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language (opening August 9, 2010).
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit anacostia.si.edu. Cochengo Miranda Film Screening
One-Time Events
“Pioneer ethnographic filmmaker Jorge Preloran, a cultural icon in Argentina, has donated his oeuvre to the Human Studies Film Archives. The collection includes 46 documentaries on ethnographic topics in the U.S. and Latin America, eleven of which focus on their protagonists' life-stories. Preloran is celebrated for having developed a cinematic genre known as ethnobiography, which filmmaker David MacDougall describes as sharing the testimonial qualities of Jean Rouch’s work while being closely related to the life history genre of ethnography.” Enjoy the following selected work by Jorge Prelorán:
• Cochengo Miranda (1974, 90 min, Argentina, directed by Jorge Preloran, in Spanish with English subtitles)
A poet, singer, trapper, husband, father, and cowboy: all these things are Cochengo Miranda. Through his personal story, Cochengo illustrates the seemingly isolated but ever-evolving life of the ranchers in the sandy grasslands of the Western Pampas.
This program is part of the series "Argentina at the…
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free. Continues: Last day. Related Events: See related performance today at 3 PM.
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: The Contract
Films
In the 1970s and 80s, the Hui Brothers kept Hong Kong audiences in stitches with a string of popular slapstick comedies that have rarely been seen in the U.S. This screening provides a rare chance to see them in all their ridiculous glory. This classic satire of the entertainment industry is full of silly jokes, wacky physical comedy, and amazing stunts. It tells the story of a beleaguered television executive who, with help from his eccentric inventor brother and a sub-par magician friend, goes to amazing lengths to get out of his contract so he can move on to his dream job. (Dir. Michael Hui; 1978; 97 min.; Cantonese with English subtitles).
Categories: Films. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Meyer Auditorium. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 2:00 PM.
Coral Cantigas: Tribute Concert for Mercedes Sosa
One-Time Events
Mercedes Sosa (1925-2009) remains one of the most beloved folk singers in Latin America, known for her tireless commitment to social justice. Born in northwestern Argentina, she proudly declared her indigenous heritage throughout her career and was a vocal spokesperson for the rights of Native Peoples throughout the Americas. Today, Coral Cantigas, the only chorus in the Washington, D.C. area with the mission of increasing awareness and appreciation of the many rich styles of Latino choral music, performs a concert in honor of her legacy.
This program is part of the series "Argentina at the Smithsonian.".
Categories: Performances. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, 1st Level. Cost: Free. Continues: Last day.
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Monday, August 2, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Monday, August 2, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Monday, August 2, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. ImaginAsia Workshop: Anime: Young Artists Residency
Kids and Family
Trace the development of manga drawing and anime films and books by examining the Galleries’ collection of art from Japan. Work with anime artists to develop your own skills.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia classroom, Sackler sublevel 2. Cost: Registration: $40; e-mail eckerst@si.edu for more
information and to apply.
Monday, August 2, 2010, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Human Origins Scientists via Live Video from Africa
One-Time Events
The museum offers a unique opportunity to get an inside look at the most current scientific field work and speak with human origins scientists as they excavate at an ancient field site in Kenya.
For the first time ever, Smithsonian Human Origins scientists, Dr. Briana Pobiner and Dr. Alison Brooks, will be speaking live from Olorgeslailie, Kenya, through a satellite video feed. They will talk about their most recent finds, show excavations in progress, and answer questions from the audience.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall (in the "SI Lab"), 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Monday, August 2, 2010, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit humanorigins.si.edu. 5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This morning session continues August 3-6. Related Events: A 5-day afternoon session is offered August 2-6 from 1:30 AM-3:30 PM.
Monday, August 2, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. 5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This afternoon session continues August 3-6. Related Events: A 5-day morning session is offered August 2-6 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM.
Monday, August 2, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. ExplorAsia: A Drop-in Art Adventure for Families
Kids and Family
Travel through time to Japan of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in this fun, flexible afternoon program. Peer into scenes pictured on Japanese screens and discover what life was like in the city and countryside. Look closely at images of farmers, actors, samurai, and everyday people of the time. Act out what you see, write a family poem, handle artists’ tools and materials, and explore how screens were made and used. Come anytime between 2–4 pm and stay as long as you’d like. Family members of all ages are welcome.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Freer Gallery. Event Location: Freer Gallery 5 (Japanese Screens).
Monday, August 2, 2010, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Introduction to Photoshops or Photoshop Elements, 5-Session Evening Course
Resident Associate Program
Photographers, artists, graphic designers, web designers, and computer enthusiasts can benefit from this introduction to Photoshop, the industry standard software used to edit pictures and create designs for print and Web use. View more details.
Categories: After Five. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Computer Lab, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW. Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=220634.
Monday, August 2, 2010, 6:30 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. ImaginAsia Workshop: Anime: Young Artists Residency
Kids and Family
Trace the development of manga drawing and anime films and books by examining the Galleries’ collection of art from Japan. Work with anime artists to develop your own skills.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia classroom, Sackler sublevel 2. Cost: Registration: $40; e-mail eckerst@si.edu for more
information and to apply.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This morning session continues August 4-6. Related Events: A 5-day afternoon session is offered August 2-6 from 1:30 AM-3:30 PM.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Book Signing: George Norfleet's Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman
One-Time Events
George Norfleet signs copies of his book Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in August + Sunday, August 22.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. 5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This afternoon session continues August 4-6. Related Events: A 5-day morning session is offered August 2-6 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Portraits Alive!
One-Time Events
Teens from Washington, D.C. — through Mayor Adrian Fenty’s 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program — lead a theatrical tour that brings the Portrait Gallery’s collection to life through an original, student-written play. The memorable journey takes visitors to a variety of portraits as the students perform biographical portrayals of the people represented in the photograph, painting, drawing, sculpture, or print.
Event occurs Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri July 28 – August 13, 2010, at 2:15pm.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in F Street Lobby. Cost: Free.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 2:15 PM.
FONZ Photo Club
Special Zoo Events
Join the FONZ photo club at their monthly meeting to share photos, hear from speakers, and learn about new techniques.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: National Zoo. Event Location: Visitor Center Auditorium.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
For more info visit nationalzoo.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. ImaginAsia Workshop: Anime: Young Artists Residency
Kids and Family
Trace the development of manga drawing and anime films and books by examining the Galleries’ collection of art from Japan. Work with anime artists to develop your own skills.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia classroom, Sackler sublevel 2. Cost: Registration: $40; e-mail eckerst@si.edu for more
information and to apply.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This morning session continues August 5-6. Related Events: A 5-day afternoon session is offered August 2-6 from 1:30 AM-3:30 PM.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Ask an Expert: The First Spacecraft To Orbit Another Planet, Mariner 9
One-Time Events
In this lecture series, a museum staff member talks about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the museum.
Today's presentation is by Jim Zimbelman, in the museum's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Meet at the Museum Seal, Milestones of Flight, 1st Floor, Center, Gallery 100. Cost: Free. Continues: Series continues most Wednesdays.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Signing: George Norfleet's Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman
One-Time Events
George Norfleet signs copies of his book Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in August + Sunday, August 22.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Come Draw with Us!
One-Time Events
(for ages 12 and up) Enrich your summer by joining educator Deborah Stokes in the galleries to look at art and draw. All materials will be supplied.
Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: In the galleries (exact location provided when making reservation). Cost: Free; to reserve a place, call 202-633-4632. Continues: Every Wednesday through August 11. Related Exhibition: Transitions: Paul Emmanuel.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. 5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This afternoon session continues August 5-6. Related Events: A 5-day morning session is offered August 2-6 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Portraits Alive!
One-Time Events
Teens from Washington, D.C. — through Mayor Adrian Fenty’s 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program — lead a theatrical tour that brings the Portrait Gallery’s collection to life through an original, student-written play. The memorable journey takes visitors to a variety of portraits as the students perform biographical portrayals of the people represented in the photograph, painting, drawing, sculpture, or print.
Event occurs Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri July 28 – August 13, 2010, at 2:15pm.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in F Street Lobby. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 2:15 PM.
IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Thursday, August 5, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Thursday, August 5, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Thursday, August 5, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. ImaginAsia Workshop: Anime: Young Artists Residency
Kids and Family
Trace the development of manga drawing and anime films and books by examining the Galleries’ collection of art from Japan. Work with anime artists to develop your own skills.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Sackler Gallery. Event Location: ImaginAsia classroom, Sackler sublevel 2. Cost: Registration: $40; e-mail eckerst@si.edu for more
information and to apply.
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This morning session continues August 6. Related Events: A 5-day afternoon session is offered August 2-6 from 1:30 AM-3:30 PM.
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. 5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: This afternoon session continues August 6. Related Events: A 5-day morning session is offered August 2-6 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM.
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Book Signing: Wolfgang Samuel's American Raiders and Glory Days
One-Time Events
Wolfgang Samuel signs copies of his books American Raiders and Glory Days.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Thursday in August.
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Portraits Alive!
One-Time Events
Teens from Washington, D.C. — through Mayor Adrian Fenty’s 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program — lead a theatrical tour that brings the Portrait Gallery’s collection to life through an original, student-written play. The memorable journey takes visitors to a variety of portraits as the students perform biographical portrayals of the people represented in the photograph, painting, drawing, sculpture, or print.
Event occurs Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri July 28 – August 13, 2010, at 2:15pm.
Categories: Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: Portrait Gallery. Event Location: Meet in F Street Lobby. Cost: Free.
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 2:15 PM.
Book Talk and Signing: Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera
One-Time Events
Did you know many of Rockwell’s most memorable characters were friends and neighbors who served as amateur models? Author Ron Schick discusses how Rockwell acted as director — carefully orchestrating models, selecting props, and choosing locations for the photographs that served as the basis of his iconic images. Book signing follows.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: American Art Museum. Event Location: McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Related Exhibition: Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6:30 PM.
3-Day Festival: Living Earth
One-Time Events
8am–3pm: Farmer’s Market
1:00pm–5:30pm: - Welcoming Remarks, Cooking Demonstrations/Green Chile Roasting, Family Activities:
• Landscape Tour (also Audio)
• Papermaking/Clay-seed Demonstration
• Spin a piece of cotton string
• Storytelling
• Movie screenings
• Singing/Social Dancing/Drumming
Also: Cotton Weaving Demo, Basket Weaving Demo, Poster Presentation, Seeds of Success Demo, Native Herbalists Demo, Native Art Market
5:00–6:30pm: Mitsitam Café - Special Dinner Menu
7:00pm: Feature film: Waterlife Reservations required: http://eventactions.com/ea.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gy9kpymnng3y74xap8ywtxk4rubjp1mavjd7630ebvu76jpe9s51
Join the museum’s festival that acknowledges Native contributions to managing the environment and sustaining their lifeways and foodways. Activities include a symposium highlighting a discussion on water, wind, and salmon; a street marketplace where you can buy local produce and buy from Native vendors; hands-on family activities, including building your own “paper”…
Categories: Celebrations. Culinary Arts. Demonstrations. Films. Gallery Talks & Tours. Kids & Families. Lectures & Discussions. Workshops. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Potomac Atrium, Marketplace on Maryland Ave. SW. Cost: Free. Continues: Festival continues through August 8. Related Events: See film at 11:30 AM today and concert on August 7.
Friday, August 6, 2010.
For more info visit www.nmai.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
For Showtimes and ticketing information visit the Johnson IMAX Theater web site.
Note:
- For after hours shows, use the Constitution Ave. entrance.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Johnson IMAX Theater, 1st Floor. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202321.
Friday, August 6, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Lockheed Martin Imax Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21156&venue_val=202320.
Friday, August 6, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. IMAX Films at the Airbus IMAX Theater
Explore our fascination with flight through the air and in space. View Earth from the open cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Journey to natural and man-made wonders of the world. These and other thrills await you in the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Airbus IMAX Theater. Films are projected on the five-story-high screen with six-channel digital surround sound. For information on films, see Web site below.
Categories: Films. Kids & Families. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Airbus IMAX Theater. Purchase Tickets: http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm.
Friday, August 6, 2010.
For more info visit www.si.edu. Ladybug Release
One-Time Events
Please join the staff of the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian's Horticulture Services Division as they release native ladybugs in the Native Croplands on the south side of the museum. These natural pest controls are an eco-friendly and fun way to control pests in the landscape.
Time Detail: (weather permitting). Categories: Demonstrations. Kids & Families. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Outdoor Croplands (near Maryland Ave. entrance, south side) (weather permitting). Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats Friday, August 20.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but application is required by July 20 (new deadline). To apply, click on Web link below. Each applicant can apply for either the 5-day morning or 5-day afternoon session. For more information, call 202-633-4640. Continues: Last day.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit africa.si.edu. Hidden Landscapes: The Great Falls - Discovery, Destruction and Preservation in a Massachusetts Town
One-Time Events
(2010, 145 min. U.S. directed by Ted Timrek, produced by Peter Frechette) In this latest video in the Hidden Landscape series, the town of Turners Falls, Massachusetts, is attempting to expand the runway to its airport. The plan calls for the removal of a low hill that contains what Native American tribal representatives identify as a ritual site – a ceremonial stone landscape. The surprising discovery, which encompasses the ongoing effort to understand and protect what may be an extraordinary historical asset, is a dramatic story of environmental and cultural preservation.
The Hidden Landscape series explores the recent discoveries that are changing the accepted vision of Native American History in Eastern North America.
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, 1st Level. Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Repeats through August 8.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:55 PM.
Owney Days: 2-Day Family Festival
One-Time Events
When a stray dog wandered into a New York post office on a cold night and fell asleep on a pile of mail bags, he had no idea what adventures were ahead. Owney, as the pooch came to be called, followed those mail bags around the country on the trains that carried the mail. Now Owney invites you to hop on board and join him for rail-riding fun, including story time, hands-on activities, and plenty of adventure. Join us for a doggone good time!
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Postal Museum. Event Location: Museum Atrium. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats August 7. Related Exhibition: Story of Owney, Mascot of the Railway Mail Service.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.npm.si.edu. CANCELED - Seasoned With Spirit: A Native American Cultural and Culinary Experience - Return of the Buffalo
One-Time Events
Categories: Films. Venue: American Indian Museum. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater. Cost: Free. Continues: Film repeats August 7 & 8.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Book Signings: Robert F. Dorr's Hell Hawks! and Air Force One
One-Time Events
Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. Book Signing: George Norfleet's Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman
One-Time Events
George Norfleet signs copies of his book Pilot's Journey: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Air and Space Museum. Event Location: Outside Museum Store. Cost: Books available for sale in Museum Store. Continues: Repeats most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in August + Sunday, August 22.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.nasm.si.edu. In Conversation: Andrew Lampert and John Passmore
One-Time Events
Andrew Lampert and John Passmore, archivists at Anthology Film Archives, talk about the exhibition ColorForms.
Note: Topic and speaker subject to last-minute change.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Hirshhorn Museum. Event Location: Ring Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: ColorForms.
Friday, August 6, 2010, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit hirshhorn.si.edu. 5-Day Teen Media Literacy Program
One-Time Events
(for ages 14-17) For decades African filmmakers have created images of themselves that counter one-dimensional portrayals by Western film industries. This 5-day, multidisciplinary course introduces high school students to the vibrant world of African cinema. Students draw on media literacy concepts to analyze films, learning not only about African cinema’s current trends, but also its historical and political context.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cos