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Thursday, May 15
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Kahurangi: Maori Dance Theater of New Zealand
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(for all ages) Experience the culture and history of the Maori -- migrants of the mythical land of Hawaiki and the Polynesian Islands -- with Maori men and women dancers in full regalia. This interactive show, which features traditional and contemporary songs and dances based on the history and traditions of Maori life, is both educational and entertaining.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: Natural History, Baird Auditorium
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| 11:30 AM-1:30 PM ***New Time***
Flights of Fancy - Stories for Children
National Children's Book Week |
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(for ages 3-7) Bring your children to "Flights of Fancy," the Museum's story time. Celebrate National Children's Book Week as storytellers and readers share folktales and books from around the world that make the collections come alive. It's a magical way to explore space and fly with heroes and heroines of the past. Each reading is followed by a hands-on activity.
Free; parking $12 for the day
Repeats May 16-17
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location:
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| 12 Noon
Jewelry through the Ages
Lecture |
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Sabine Albersmeier (associate curator of ancient art, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore) explores the evolution of jewelry through time, starting with the first forms of adornment and ending with the avant-garde jewelry of today.
Free
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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| 1-3 PM
Adversity, Adventure, and the 90th Anniversary of Airmail
Family Day |
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The first scheduled airmail flights took off 90 years ago today -- on May 15, 1918 -- from New York and Washington, DC. Celebrate this anniversary and the museum's 15th anniversary. Hear about the adventures of early pilots, explore the airplanes on display, and learn navigational techniques to plot your flight plan.
Free
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: American Craft & Folk Art
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Hear about some of the artwork housed in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and learn about American art and culture from professors and graduate students from the Masters in the History of Decorative Arts (HDA) program, which is offered by the Smithsonian Associates in partnership with Corcoran College of Art Design. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Thursdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Take Five!
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Kick back and unwind with great art, live jazz, and cool drinks in the Kogod Courtyard, where food and beverages are available for purchase. Today, Rick Whitehead (guitar), John Previti (bass), and Barry Hart (drums) -- winners of the Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Album - share their music.
Free
Continues monthly, generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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| 6 PM, Pre-lecture Activities; 8 PM: Lecture
Living with a Star
Exploring Space Lecture Series |
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• 6:00 PM: Informal educational programming
• 7:00 PM: Free screening of 3D Sun
• 7:30 PM: Meet the Lecturer
• 8:00 PM: Lecture: Dr. Barbara Thompson (astrophysicist, Laboratory for Solar and Space Physics, Goddard Space Flight Center) discusses how the Sun-Earth connection is being studied by numerous ground-based and space-based observatories in a cooperative effort during the International Heliophysical Year (IHY). She highlights results from the SOHO satellite mission and describes how the program "Living with a Star" supports the goals of the IHY.
Note: For tickets, visit the Web at www.nasm.si.edu/events/lectures/ticketsform.cfm or call 202-633-2398.
Free, but ticket required; see Note
Series continues June 17
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
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Portrait of Douglas Fairbanks
"Face to Face" Portrait Talk |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Lauren Johnson (Gallery's executive assistant) talks about the portrait of Douglas Fairbanks, a leading actor of early Hollywood and co-founder of United Artists, by the Ullman Manufacturing Company in the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Thursday evenings
Related Exhibition: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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| 6:30-10 PM (rain or shine) ***See Note***
Frogs and Friends
ZooFari |
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This year's theme -- Frogs and Friends -- celebrates the Year of the Frog and the Friends of the National Zoo's (FONZ) 50th birthday. More than 100 of the Washington area's premier restaurants -- including Chef Geoff's, Equinox, Kinkead's, Ristorante Tosca, and Zola, to name a few -- will present their gourmet offerings at National ZooFari 2008.The gala event features great live entertainment, animal demonstrations, a sweepstakes and silent auction, and wine from more than a dozen of the country's finest vintners. Proceeds benefit a variety of the Zoo's programs.
Notes: The Zoo closes at 12 Noon today (including the Panda House), except for the Asia Trail, Cheetah Conservation Station, and Panda Plaza; the rest of the Zoo closes at 4 PM today.
$175, general; $125, FONZ members; call 202-633-4470; see Note
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National Zoo
Location: Throughout the Zoo
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| 6:45-9 PM
Mind-Body Basics
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Our awareness of the connection between the mind (what we think) and the body (what we physically experience) continues to grow. This evening, health psychologist Ann Webster (Harvard Medical School) coaches participants in a variety of techniques that reduce stress by eliciting the relaxation response, including mindfulness, imagery, and contemplation. Participants learn how to observe, understand, and maximize the role of positive thinking patterns in achieving greater well-being.
$40, general admission; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| Last update: May 16, 2008, 17:18 |
