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Wednesday, October 15
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| 10:15 & 11:30 AM
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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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Mars
Ask an Expert Lecture |
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Kathryn Fishbaugh, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, discusses Mars.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 12 Noon and 6:30 PM ***Additional time***
Native Writers: Ofelia Zepeda
Lecture with reception and book signing |
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Poet and linguist Ofelia Zepeda (Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona) reads from and discusses her new book of poetry Where Clouds Are Formed. She is a professor at the University of Arizona and co-founder of AILDI (American Indian Language Development Institute). Reception and book signing follow.
Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Rasmuson Theater (enter from Maryland Ave.)
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
The Scientist Is In
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Stationed within the exhibition, a museum or NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Free
Continues every Wednesday
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: 1st Floor, Center, in the exhibition
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| 1-4 PM
Kente Weaving
Demonstration ***Cancelled*** |
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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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| 6:45-9 PM
Nanotechnology: What Was, Is, and Is Projected to Be
Lecture, with demonstrations |
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Just what is nanotechnology? Through live demonstrations and multimedia presentations, Clayton Teague (director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office) sorts through the hype and discusses the current state of the art on advancements made in several important areas -- medical imaging, the environment, energy usage, and national security.
$40, general; $30, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 7 PM
Reel Portraits: On the Waterfront
Film and Discussion |
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(1954, 108 min., b/w, directed by Elia Kazan) Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint star in this 1954 drama about violence and corruption on the docks of New York. Portrait Gallery senior historian Sidney Hart introduces the film, which won eight Academy Awards.
Free; first come, first served
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: McEvoy Auditorium
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