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Wednesday, December 17
10:15 AM, 11:30 AM, & 1 PM
Family Performance Seasons of Light
Discovery Theater Performance
(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. 18-19, & 22-23
The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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11 AM
Family Performance "Hok-noth-da?" Listen! I have a story to tell
Children's Program
(for ages 5-9) A Native staff member reads books by or about Native Americans. "Hok-noth-da?" means "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language.
Free
Continues in January
National Museum of the American Indian
Location: American Indian Museum 3rd Level, Resource Center
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12 Noon-12:15 PM
Lecture Through a Mirror, Not So Darkly
Ask an Expert Lecture
David DeVorkin, Space History Division, discusses viewing the universe using the mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal
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12 Noon-4 PM
Family Lecture The Scientist Is In
Ask an Expert
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
National Museum of Natural History
Location: Natural History Museum 1st Floor, Center, in the exhibition
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