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Wednesday, December 10
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| 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM, & 1 PM
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. 11-13, 15-19, & 22-23
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Streamlining the DC 3
Ask an Expert Lecture |
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John Anderson, Aeronautics Division, discusses streamlining the DC 3.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal
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| 12 Noon-4 PM
The Scientist Is In
Ask an Expert |
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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 most Wednesdays
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Natural History Museum 1st Floor, Center, in the exhibition
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| 12 Noon-1 PM
World War II Mail and Memories
Exhibition Tour |
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To mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, curator Lynn Heidelbaugh leads a tour of the related exhibition to reveal a World War II innovation that "miniaturized" mail onto microfilm to lighten cargo loads and boost morale. She then leads a conversation circle with participants to share memories of wartime, letters, and V-Mail.
Free
Related Exhibition: Victory Mail
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National Postal Museum
Location: Postal Museum Atrium
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| 6 PM
Gohlke
Gallery Talk |
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Holly Markovitz (predoctoral fellow) leads a tour of Frank Gohlke's photographs, which capture the forces of the natural world and explore the tension between man and his surroundings.
Free
Related Exhibition: Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Meet in the F St. lobby
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| Tour, 6:45 PM; Concert, 7:30 PM: (enter Independence Ave.)
Musicians from Marlboro 1
Performance, with preconcert tour |
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Young participants in Vermont's annual Marlboro Music Festival bring the excitement of this prestigious gathering to the Freer with performances of Mozart's String Quintet, K. 614; Mendelssohn's Octet, op. 20; and Janacik's String Quartet no. 1. Festival veteran Scott St. John, violin and viola, is joined by emerging artists Jessica Lee, Yonah Zur, and Miho Saegusa, violin; Maiya Papach and Mark Holloway, viola; and Susan Babini and Na-Young Baeck, cello.
Note: Free tickets (up to 4 per person) can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-7328 or 800-551-7328 beginning at 10 AM two Mondays before the event. A handling fee is applied. Tickets (up to 2 per person) will also be available at the auditorium door 1 hour before the event begins on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free, but tickets required; see Note
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium
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| 6:45 PM
Parrot Talk: When Being a Birdbrain Is a Compliment
Lecture, with book signing |
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Are Grey parrots clever mimics or are they capable of independent thought? This evening, Irene Pepperberg (research associate, Harvard University) and Richard Restak (clinical professor of neurology, GW University) discuss the difference between human and parrot intelligence and, using video clips, share humorous stories of their pet parrots. Book signing follows.
$20, general; $15, members; call 202-633-3030
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Resident Associate Program
Location: Zoo Visitor Center, 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW
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