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Wednesday, April 2
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That's Not Magic, It's Science!
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 6-12) Mike Offutt is a "mad scientist" and Presidential Award winner and his experiments are bigger, bolder, and better than ever. This rock `n' roll science guy demonstrates the basic tenets of science while making us ask, "Hey, how'd he do that?" You can't help but laugh and learn!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats April 3
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: Natural History Museum, Baird Auditorium
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| 12 Noon
Louis Armstrong: The Great Satchmo
Ask an Expert |
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American History Museum curator John Edward Hasse discusses Louis Armstrong, the great Satchmo. Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
Related Exhibition: Treasures of American History
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 12-2 PM
Greetings from Washington, DC: Postcards
Illustrated Lecture and Workshop |
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• 12 Noon-1 PM: Lecture: Jerry A. McCoy (special collections librarian, DC Public Library's Washingtoniana Division and Peabody Room) offers a tour of Washington, DC's, hometown attractions via postcards from the first half of the 20th century.
• 1-2 PM: Workshop: Create your own Washington, DC, souvenir postcard to send to a friend or keep for yourself.
Free
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National Postal Museum
Location: Discovery Center
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Self-Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Take a self-guided tour of the works in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Wednesdays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 3-3:30 PM
Behind-the-Scenes Program
Lunder Conservation Center Activity |
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A museum conservator explains how artworks in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery collections are cleaned, conserved, and stabilized.
Note: Register in person at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 PM.
Free, but registration required; see Note
Repeats every Wednesday
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: 3rd floor, west, Lunder Conservation Center
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| 5:30 PM
Color as Field
Gallery Talk |
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Joanna Marsh (curator of contemporary art) discusses the Color Field movement from the development of new color techniques and materials to the historical significance of the artists who used them.
Free
Related Exhibition: Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the G Street Lobby
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