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Sunday, September 28
11 AM-1 PM
Special Sale Family Susan Stockdale: Fabulous Fishes and Carry Me! Animal Babies
on the Move: Book and Print Signing
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
National Museum of Natural History
Location: Outside Family Store
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2 PM
Family Workshop Special Tour Down by the Sea Shore
ImaginAsia Family Program
(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
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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2 PM
Film Chants of Lotus
Film
Note: This film is intended for mature audiences.
(2007; 102 min.; Bahasa Indonesia, Javanese, and Sun with English subtitles; directed by Nia Dinata, Upi Avianto, Fatima Tobing Rony, and Lasja F. Susatyo; Indonesia) This four-part omnibus film focuses on the social situations of women living in modern-day Indonesia.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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3 PM
Performance Dance DC -- Pan American Symphony Orchestra
Performance
As part of the Dance DC Festival, the Pan American Symphony Orchestra (PASO) -- founded and conducted by Sergio Alessandro Buslje -- performs traditional Latin music infused with contemporary influences. Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Free
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Kogod Courtyard
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