Smithsonian Associates Presents March Program Highlights

The March issue of the Smithsonian Associates’ program guide features a variety of educational and cultural programs, including seminars, lectures, studio arts classes, performances for adults and children and local and regional study tours. Highlights this month include:

Strange and Curious Smithsonian Jobs: Ear Wax and Glitter Poop

Thursday, March 8; 6:45 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

Smithsonian’s experts really do have some of the most curious specialties. Hear from scientists who use samples from Smithsonian collections to trace the past 110 years of ocean contaminants and the life histories of baleen whales, and one who monitors the fluctuating hormone levels in Zoo residents through a unique method.

Lessons From the Great Books of Science

Saturday, March 10; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

In this all-day seminar, participants explore the works of the great scientist-writers—from those of Hippocrates, Plato and Aristotle through 20th-century classics in biology, physics and cosmology—that moved scientific development forward through the centuries. Writer and historian Susan Wise Bauer, author of The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, leads this investigation into the literature of science and the timeless lessons it holds.

The Potomac: Rolling Through D.C.’s History and Heart

Sunday, March 18; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

In Washington, D.C., the Potomac River is coming back to life after years of neglect and pollution. Participants will spend a day with a variety of experts who examine the Potomac’s rich legacy, geology and wildlife, following its course through hundreds of years of history from the region’s early inhabitants to the latest in conservation technology. During lunch and after the seminar, participants can browse information from local groups working to promote conservation, recreation, education and safety on the river, and learn how they can become involved.

American: The Great Cookbook, What D.C. Chefs Cook for the People They Love

Monday, March 19; 6:45 p.m.

Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center

Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan gathers four local food-world contributors to his new cookbook—Jerome Grant, executive chef at the Sweet Home Café in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture; sisters Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne, cofounders of Georgetown Cupcake; and Joan Nathan, cookbook author and New York Times contributor—for a tasty discussion of what cooking in America means today. The evening also features samples of the panelists’ favorite recipes.

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