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Saturday, April 19
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| 9-11 AM
Earth Day
Family Day |
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Commemorate Earth Day 2008 with a clean up of Rock Creek. Assist staff of the Zoo, FONZ, and Friends of Rock Creek's Environment collecting trash along the banks of Rock Creek near Amazonia and the spectacled bear exhibit at the lower end of the Zoo. Come help beautify this important waterway and provide a cleaner habitat for local wildlife.
Free, registration begins at 8:30 AM; for info, call 633-3040
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National Zoo
Location: Along Rock Creek near Parking Lot D
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| 10 AM-3 PM
Explore the Universe
Family Day |
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Explore methods used to study the night sky throughout the ages, learn about the early Native American astronomy, and hear about the latest astronomical research.
Produced in partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian.
See today's American Indian Museum Family Day
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Throughout the museum
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| 10 AM-12 Noon (ages 6-9) and 1-3 PM (ages 10-13)
Artist at Work: Linn Meyers
Young at Art Workshop ***Filled*** |
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Linn Meyers, the Hirshhorn's resident artist, invites young people to explore artistic materials through a variety of hands-on artmaking activities. Participation in all three workshops is encouraged, but not required.
Note: Can register online at www.hirshhorn.si.edu, by e-mail at hmsgeducation@si.edu, or by calling 202-633-3382.
Free, but space limited; registration required, see Note
Last workshop
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Meet at information desk
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| 11 AM & 1:30 PM
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children with activity |
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Enjoy a reading of There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars, written by Bob Crelin, and create a drawing of the starry night.
Free
Repeats every Saturday in April
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Exploring the Planets, 2nd Floor, West, Gallery 207
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| 11 AM
Anna Sofaer: "Chaco Astronomy: An Ancient American Cosmology"
Illustrated Lecture, with book signing |
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After years of research with her colleagues at the Solstice Project, Anna Sofaer reveals the latest discoveries about the astronomical significance of major Chaco buildings and their alignment with the paths of the sun and moon. The Solstice Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of ancient cultures of the American Southwest. Book signing of Chaco Astronomy: An Ancient American Cosmology follows. This program is in conjunction with today's National Air and Space Museum's Explore the Universe Day.
Free
See today's related Family Day programs here & Air and Space
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 4th Level, Rooms 4018-4019 ***New Location***
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| 11 AM-4 PM
Draw-In
Workshop |
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(ages 10 and above) Participants draw alongside professional illustrators. Participants should bring their own drawing supplies.
Free
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Naturalist Center, 741 Miller Dr., SE, Leesburg, VA
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| 12 Noon
Ecosystems Alive
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 8-12) In this live-animal show, Jennifer Pennington (expert from Reptiles Alive!) introduces visitors to a black rat snake, a bearded dragon, a snapping turtle, and a boa constrictor and explains how these creatures thrive and survive in their environments. Learn some earth-friendly lessons about the impact of pollution, the necessity of conservation, and the importance of our planet's ecosystems. Celebrates Earth Day.
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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| 1-4 PM
Meet Amelia
Family Day |
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Celebrate the life of Amelia Earhart with the following activities:
• 1-4 PM: Activity Tables: Navigate airmail routes, explore Earhart's stamp and cover collection, and meet female pilots featured on stamps.
• 2 PM: Performance: Enjoy the show Amelia Earhart: Dreams Take Flight starring award-winning actress Mary Ann Jung.
Free
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National Postal Museum
Location: Atrium
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a guided tour. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Saturdays and Sundays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 2 PM
Eternal Springtime
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Discover springtime flowers in the Freer's display of Korean ceramics, then return to the classroom in the Sackler to construct cards of springtime flowers using handmade papers.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats April 20, 26, & 27
Related Exhibition: Korean Ceramics (in Freer Galler)
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2 ***New Location***
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| 2 PM
Meet the Author: Saloni Mathur
Lecture with book signing |
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Join Saloni Mathur (author, art historian, assistant professor of art history at University of California in Los Angeles) for a discussion of her critically acclaimed new book India by Design: Colonial History and Cultural Display. For the first time, her book carefully maps a series of historical events, from the mid-19th century to the present day, that made India fashionable to Western audiences. Her discussion includes an examination of India as represented in department stores, museums, exhibitions, painting, and picture postcards of the era. Book signing follows.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: MURAQQA' (in Sackler Gallery)
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 2-4 PM
Kevin Sherry: I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
Reading with Book Signing |
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Kevin Sherry reads and signs copies of his children's book I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, outside Museum Store
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