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Friday, December 5
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| 10:15 AM & 11:30 AM
Seasons of Light
Discovery Theater Performance |
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(for ages 5-10) Celebrate the warmth of holidays of light -- Devali, Sankta Lucia, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Christmas, and First Nations tradition of the Winter Solstice -- in this special program with audience interaction for all!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Dec. 8-13, 15-19, & 22-23
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 11 AM
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon
Flights of Fancy -- Stories for Children, with activity |
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Hear a reading of Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin, before trying your hand at an art activity.
Free
Repeats Dec. 6, 13, 19, & 20; times vary
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Looking at Earth, 1st Floor, East Wing, Gallery 110
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| 12 Noon
Cheryl Ganz: 1933 Chicago World's Fair -- Century of Progress
Book Signing |
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Cheryl Ganz (chief curator of philately) signs copies of her book The 1933 Chicago World's Fair -- A Century of Progress.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats Dec. 12 & 19
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National Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Outside Museum Store
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| 12:30 PM
The Panza Collection
Friday Gallery Talk |
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Suzanne Hudson (art history professor, University of Illinois at the Phillips Collection) talks about the related exhibition.
Free
Continues most Fridays
Related Exhibition: The Panza Collection
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Hirshhorn Museum Meet at information desk
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| 6-8:30 PM
ZooLights
2nd Annual Winter Lights Celebration |
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(for all ages) The Zoo's second annual winter lights event is bigger and brighter this season! Some 50 larger-than-life light sculptures, using environmentally friendly LEDs (light emitting diodes), light up the Zoo. Many of the sculptures are based on animals at the Zoo, including the giant pandas, Asian elephants, tigers, and golden lion tamarins. Visitors of all ages can sample hot chocolate, cookies, cider, and other treats; meet animal keepers and learn about the Zoo's enrichment efforts; enjoy musical and theatrical performances; and learn how to save energy at home.
Notes:
• Tickets required for ages 2 and up and are available as follows:
- at the Zoo's Visitor Center, daily, 9 AM-4:30 PM
- at the door on evenings that have not sold out
- online at www.ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet, or by phone through Ticketmaster at 202-397-7328
- for information on ordering group tickets, call 202-633-3034
• ZooLights will be offered rain or shine; it will be cancelled only if the Zoo closes due to inclement weather. For information on Zoo weather closings, call the Zoo at 202-633-4470. • Animal houses close to the public at 4 PM and grounds close at 4:30 PM in preparation for this event.
$12, general; FONZ: $6 or 4 tickets for $20; see Note
Fri.-Sun. thru Dec. 14; daily Dec. 18-30, except Dec. 24 & 25
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National Zoo
Location: Zoo Along Olmstead Walk from Panda Plaza to Kid's Farm
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| 7 PM
The Mourning Forest
Film Series: Another Side of Japanese Cinema |
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(2007, 97 min., Japanese with English subtitles, directed by Naomi Kawase, Japan) This film, which won the Grand Prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of an elderly widower and the young woman who works as his caregiver. When she accompanies him on a daytrip, she discovers that he intends to go on a more spiritual quest.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues December 6, 7, 12, 13, & 14
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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| Last update: December 3, 2008, 08:53 |
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