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Saturday, November 1
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Anacostia Pops Up
Guided Tour and Workshop |
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(for ages 7 and up) After a tour of the related exhibition, join book designer Carol Barton in creating a pop-up book using images of the Anacostia community.
Free, but reservations required; call 202-633-4844 by Oct. 24
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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| 10:30 AM-4 PM
Days of the Dead
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate the Days of the Dead (Los Dias de los Muertos) with a variety of demonstrations; performances; and hands-on children's activities, including take-home crafts, that reflect traditions associated with this holiday. Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month. Co-sponsored by the National Museum of American History.
Free
Continues Nov. 2
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: 1st Level, Potomac Atrium
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| 3 PM
Moving Stories, Dancing Myths
Performance, with discussion |
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Experience the magical world of the Ramayana epic with performances from the Devi Dance Theater. Young dancers re-create the lively battles between Hanuman's monkey army and the demon-king Ravana, as well as stories of the birth of Sita. Chat with the dancers to learn how these performances relate to the manuscript paintings featured in the related exhibition.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats November 8
Related Exhibition: Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler, Sublevel 1
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Garden and Cosmos: Epic Landscapes and Cosmic
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Exhibition curator Debra Diamond discusses the historical, political, and religious contexts surrounding recently rediscovered monumental manuscripts in Jodhpur. She explores the influence of hatha yoga metaphysics and bhakti devotionalism on imagery, scale, and aesthetics, and describes how these exceptional paintings were viewed at the royal court.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Meyer Auditorium
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| 8 PM
Anousheh Ansari: Achieving a Dream: Anousheh's Trip to Space
Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night |
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In 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer of Iranian descent. This evening, she discusses her 6-month training to prepare for the trip aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which included visiting the International Space Station. As a young girl, she dreamed of traveling to space. After immigrating to the United States as a teen with little knowledge of English, she co-founded several technology companies. To encourage others to pursue their dreams, she and her family sponsored the Ansari X Prize, challenging a commercial enterprise to build and launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within 2 weeks. SpaceShipOne, on display in the museum, was the winning spacecraft.
Note: Tickets available beginning September 26; limit 2 per person; visit the Web at www.nasm.si.edu/events/lectures/ticketsform.cfm or call 202-633-2398.
Free, but ticket required; see Note
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
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