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Henson Open Cinema
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The following films feature highlights from Jim Henson's work:
• Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) Originally broadcast on CBS, this special finds all the Muppets gathering for a banquet to honor their leader Kermit the Frog on his 30th year in show business.
• Sesame Street: 20 And Still Counting (1989) Introduced by Jim Henson and hosted by Bill Cosby, this program was produced to mark the milestone 20th year of Sesame Street.
• Down at Fraggle Rock: Behind the Scenes (1987) Hosted by Jim Henson, this behind-the-scenes look at Fraggle Rock features appearances by the performers and creative team and explores the characters, music, and technical wizardry that made this classic Henson production possible.
Free
Last day
Related Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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| 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM ***Cancelled***
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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Sunday, September 7
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Art a la Cart Day
Family Program |
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(for ages 7-12) How do you hold an artist's palette? Does bronze feel grainy or silky, warm or cool? Try hands-on activities at four interactive carts to find out and to explore such subjects as sculpture and folk art.
Free
Repeats 1st Sunday of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Throughout the museum; maps available at both info desks
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Saturday, September 13
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Arts on Foot: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Multimedia Festival |
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The National Portrait Gallery hosts a booth at the annual Arts on Foot street festival, offering a hands-on art activity and information on upcoming fall programming. This year marks the 16th anniversary of Arts on Foot -- a multimedia festival that kicks off the fall arts season in Downtown D.C.'s Penn Quarter -- featuring the visual arts, music, theater, dance, film, and creative cuisine.
Free; first come, first served
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: 7th and F Streets, NW (outside, rain or shine)
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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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| 1-5 PM
Living in Many Worlds: Carnaval del Corazon
Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day |
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an afternoon of craft-making and art activities, bomba y plena music and dance performances, storytelling, and bilingual tours. Children can play an art-inspired loteria (a Mexican game of chance similar to bingo) and make posters in the style of those in the exhibition Posters from the Division of Community Education (DIVEDCO) of Puerto Rico, 1949-1989, on view at the S. Dillon Ripley Center.
Free
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard
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Thursday, September 18
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Meet the Museum: Reel Live Puppets!
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 2-5) Learn how puppets come alive in person and on screen in this interactive show about imagination and the "reel world."
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Sept. 19
Related Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, International Gallery
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Friday, September 19
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Meet the Museum: Reel Live Puppets!
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 2-5) Learn how puppets come alive in person and on screen in this interactive show about imagination and the "reel world."
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
Related Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, International Gallery
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Saturday, September 20
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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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| 11 AM-4 PM
Community Day
Family Day Program |
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Enjoy a fun-filled day of music, dance, and art.
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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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| 1-5 PM
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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Sunday, September 21
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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.
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National Zoo
Location: Throughout the Zoo
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Thursday, September 25
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Meet the Museum: Munching Along the Asia Trail
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Find out what tempts the appetites of your favorite Asia Trail residents. Join Chef FONZ as he whips up the animals' favorite dishes, including fruit and flower salad, juicy steak, and a few snacks that will certainly surprise you. Then, follow the trail to find a special animal in need of a treat.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Sept. 26
Related Exhibition: National Zoo's Asia Trail
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: National Zoo, Visitor Center Auditorium
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Friday, September 26
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Meet the Museum: Munching Along the Asia Trail
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Find out what tempts the appetites of your favorite Asia Trail residents. Join Chef FONZ as he whips up the animals' favorite dishes, including fruit and flower salad, juicy steak, and a few snacks that will certainly surprise you. Then, follow the trail to find a special animal in need of a treat.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
Related Exhibition: National Zoo's Asia Trail
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: National Zoo, Visitor Center Auditorium
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Saturday, September 27
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I See Community People
Guided Tour and Workshop |
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(for ages 7 and up) After a tour of the related exhibition, participants create memorable characters from the community using paper, cardboard, markers, and miscellaneous materials.
Free, but reservations required; call 202-633-4844
See related program on September 20
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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| 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
Last day
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Space Race, 1st Floor, East Wing, Gallery 114
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| 12 Noon-2 PM (ages 10-14); 3-5 PM (ages 5-10)
Facing History: Be the Artist
Youth Art Workshop |
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(for ages 5-10 or ages 10-14, accompanied by an adult; see above for times) To better understand the paintings by Kehinde Wiley, one of the artist featured in the exhibition RECOGNIZE!, participants take a guided tour of his artwork in the exhibition before creating self-portraits based on the main ideas from his art work.
Free, but space limited; to register, call 202-633-8501
Related Exhibition: RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Education Center, 1st Floor, Room E151
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| 1-5 PM
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
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Outside Museum Store
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| 2 PM
My Own Baseball Cards
Guided Tour and Workshop |
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(for ages 8 and up) After a tour of the related exhibition, participants create personal baseball cards.
Free, but reservations required; call 202-383-1828 by Sept. 22
Related Exhibition: Separate and Unequaled (at the Historical Society of D.C.)
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Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Historical Society of D.C., 801 K St., NW
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover pastel drawings of the ocean by American artist Dwight Tryon (1849-1925) and compare them with black-and-white photographs of the sea and sky by contemporary photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. Afterwards, return to the classroom to explore the mediums of pastel and charcoal and create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats September 28 & October 4-5
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Sunday, September 28
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Susan Stockdale: Fabulous Fishes and Carry Me! Animal Babies
on the Move: Book and Print Signing |
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Susan Stockdale signs copies of her children's books Fabulous Fishes and Carry Me! Animal Babies on the Move, along with prints from Fabulous Fishes.
Books and prints available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Outside Family Store
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| 2 PM
Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover pastel drawings of the ocean by American artist Dwight Tryon (1849-1925) and compare them with black-and-white photographs of the sea and sky by contemporary photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. Afterwards, return to the classroom to explore the mediums of pastel and charcoal and create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats October 4-5
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Wednesday, October 1
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Borinquen! Music and Dance of Puerto Rico
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for all ages) This show highlights bomba, plena, and salsa music and exciting traditional dance from the enchanting Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Related Exhibition: Puerto Rican Posters of DIVEDCO (at the Ripley Center)
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: Natural History Museum, Baird Auditorium
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Thursday, October 2
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African Roots, Latino Soul
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 6-13) A vibrant montage of images and characters, this warm, passionate play explores what it means to be Latino, Black, and proud growing up in the heart of the American melting pot. Written with the Young Playwrights' Theater, this show offers insight into the challenges -- and triumphs -- experienced by today's multicultural youth. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
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: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Friday, October 3
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Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams for Kids
Discovery Theater Films |
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(for all ages) Jim Henson's daughter Heather presents her Film Festival of Puppetry -- puppet videos for kids by the new generation of young puppet artists:
• Sprout is about a kitchen sink that overflows, causing the room to flood and sprout to life.
• Trixie and the Treetrunks follows Trixie and Marsha as they try, try, try to start a band.
• Piano Mouths features an ordinary piano that becomes a puppet!
• Pupsock and Wendell in the Gallery of Doom is an action adventure in which the heroes attempt to save Princess Stacie from her kidnappers in a haunted museum.
• Bottle Bug Band teaches that every day should be Earth Day.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Oct. 4
Related Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Saturday, October 4
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Living and Working in Space
Family Program |
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Here is your opportunity to learn how astronauts live and work in space. Explore discovery stations, enjoy arts and crafts activities, and attend a bilingual program about Hispanics in aeronautics. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Location TBA
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| 10 AM-3 PM
Autumn Conservation Festival
2-Day Family Festival |
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This annual event offers visitors a privileged peek of the award-winning facility while learning about its mission to save wildlife, protect habitats, and restore species to the wild. See clouded leopards, red pandas, Bali mynahs, and other endangered mammals and birds. Take special guided tours to learn about animal breeding programs and view the veterinary hospital. Meet scientists and keepers and explore the tools and technology used to understand animals and their habitats. Lunch and beverages are available for purchase and live music and hay rides are offered throughout the day.
Note: Car pass available for a minimum donation of $30; free to FONZ members at Contributing level or above; reserve car pass by visiting the Web at nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/ACF or calling 202-633-3024.
Donation and reservations required; see Note
Repeats Oct. 5
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National Zoo
Location: Conservation Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia
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| 11 AM-2 PM
Let's Read About Africa
Storytelling Program |
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(for ages 6 and up) This program introduces Africa to young audiences through children's literature written by award-winning authors.
Free
Repeats November 1
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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| 12 Noon
Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams for Kids
Discovery Theater Films with puppet-making workshop |
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(for ages TBA) Jim Henson's daughter Heather presents her Film Festival of Puppetry -- puppet videos for kids by the new generation of young puppet artists:
• Sprout is about a kitchen sink that overflows, causing the room to flood and sprout to life.
• Trixie and the Treetrunks follows Trixie and Marsha as they try, try, try to start a band.
• Piano Mouths features an ordinary piano that becomes a puppet!
• Pupsock and Wendell in the Gallery of Doom is an action adventure in which the heroes attempt to save Princess Stacie from her kidnappers in a haunted museum.
• Bottle Bug Band teaches that every day should be Earth Day.
After the show, master puppeteer John Kennedy leads a workshop to help you make a puppet of yourself to take home.
Note: $10, adults; $9, children (ages 2-16); $9, Resident Members; price includes puppet-making workshop.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
Related Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Secret Ingredients: Art of the African Amulet
Children's Workshop |
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(for ages 7 and up) Wishbones, birthday candles, beads, and charms bring good luck or protection in many cultures. Learn about African amulets and make one (or two) of your own in this workshop led by art educator Karen Brown.
Free; but registration required, call 202-633-4640
Repeats November 1
Related Exhibition: TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Workshop, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM
Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover pastel drawings of the ocean by American artist Dwight Tryon (1849-1925) and compare them with black-and-white photographs of the sea and sky by contemporary photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. Afterwards, return to the classroom to explore the mediums of pastel and charcoal and create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Repeats October 5
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Latin Jazz Celebration
Family Program |
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(for all ages) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the tropical rhythms of Latin jazz. • 2-2:45 PM: Enjoy an interactive musical presentation by a student quartet from The Music Teaching Project. Led by renowned bassist Michael Bowie, the group includes Washington, D.C., public school students ages 13-17 playing saxophone, drums, and clarinet.
• 2:45-5 PM: See conga drum demonstrations; hear jazz oral histories; and learn the story behind the recently released Latin Jazz stamp by designing your own stamp, reading Hispanic Heritage stories, and creating your own heritage stamp collection.
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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Autumn Conservation Festival
2-Day Family Festival |
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This annual event offers visitors a privileged peek of the award-winning facility while learning about its mission to save wildlife, protect habitats, and restore species to the wild. See clouded leopards, red pandas, Bali mynahs, and other endangered mammals and birds. Take special guided tours to learn about animal breeding programs and view the veterinary hospital. Meet scientists and keepers and explore the tools and technology used to understand animals and their habitats. Lunch and beverages are available for purchase and live music and hay rides are offered throughout the day.
Note: Car pass available for a minimum donation of $30; free to FONZ members at Contributing level or above; reserve car pass by visiting the Web at nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/ACF or calling 202-633-3024.
Donation and reservations required; see Note
Last day
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National Zoo
Location: Conservation Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia
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Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover pastel drawings of the ocean by American artist Dwight Tryon (1849-1925) and compare them with black-and-white photographs of the sea and sky by contemporary photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. Afterwards, return to the classroom to explore the mediums of pastel and charcoal and create your own seascape to take home.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 202-633-0461.
Free; first come, first served; for groups 8+, see Note
Last in series. Continues with new theme in October
Related Exhibition: Seascapes: Tryon & Sugimoto
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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Thursday, October 9
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Mi Casa es Su Casa with Dinorock Puppets
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 2-6) For the youngest audiences, Michelle Valeri and Ingrid Crepeau bring Latin America "in the house" with songs, puppets, and interactive fun -- in 2 languages. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Oct. 10
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Friday, October 10
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Mi Casa es Su Casa with Dinorock Puppets
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 2-6) For the youngest audiences, Michelle Valeri and Ingrid Crepeau bring Latin America "in the house" with songs, puppets, and interactive fun -- in 2 languages. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Last day
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Tuesday, October 14
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Catch the Beat with Luis Garay
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 4-10) With the help of the children in the audience, Luis Garay creates the rhythms of Puerto Rico in this show that is both a workshop and a performance. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Oct. 15-17
Related Exhibition: Puerto Rican Posters of DIVEDCO
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Wednesday, October 15
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Catch the Beat with Luis Garay
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 4-10) With the help of the children in the audience, Luis Garay creates the rhythms of Puerto Rico in this show that is both a workshop and a performance. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Oct. 16-17
Related Exhibition: Puerto Rican Posters of DIVEDCO
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
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Kente Weaving
Demonstration |
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Ghanaian master weaver Kwasi Asare demonstrates the making of Asante kente on a traditional loom.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: TxtStyles: Fashioning Identity
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National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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Catch the Beat with Luis Garay
Discovery Theater Performance |
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