Washington, DC
Weekend Events: Rollicking Dance, Christmas Stories and ZooLights
Friday, December 17: ZooLightsZooLights, the National Zoo’s festive electric light display, is back once again—and this year it’s absolutely free! For children of all ages, a menagerie of LED light sculptures modeled after critters at the Zoo will be on display. Tickets are NOT required. This event...
December 17, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Faith Mitchell: Gullah Herbal Remedies and Magical Healing
Medical anthropologist Dr. Faith Mitchell will be speaking at 1 PM this Saturday at the Anacostia Community Museum, in conjuction with the museum's current exhibit, "Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Down Turner Connecting Communities Through Language," Mitchell, currently Vice President of Grantmakers in...
November 24, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Native American Dance, Book Signings, Postal Museum Tours and More
Monday, November 22: National Postal Museum Highlights TourOnly have a limited time to see the sights at the Postal Museum and don't know where to dive in? Take a docent-led tour of the museum's collections to make sure you see all the major things and gain a little insight into their importance co...
November 22, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Day of the Dead, National Zoo Photo Club, an Andy Warhol Superstar and More
Monday, November 1: Smithsonian Dia de los Muertos Festival: A Second Life Experience!To celebrate the Day of the Dead, the Smithsonian Latino Center presents a Dia de los Muertos 3D online experience illustrating Latino customs and beliefs dating from ancient Mesoamerica to those practiced today. ...
November 01, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Hirshhorn After Hours, Volcanoes, the Sounds of Swing and More
Tuesday, October 26: Don't Call Me Geechie!Ricardo Williams, born and raised in the Gullah region of South Carolina, remembers a special life that retained many aspects of traditional African culture. His illustrated discussion includes the meaning behind the word “Geechie.” Free. For reservations ...
October 25, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Malaysian Independent Film, Argentine Art and Brazilian Samba
Friday, October 8: At the End of DaybreakIn this film, experience the story of a 23-year-old man from the wrong side of the tracks, who tries to escape the burden of living with his alcoholic mother by striking up an online relationship with a 15-year-old girl from a rich family. When their affair ...
October 08, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Kirk Savage on the National Mall
Author Kirk Savage talks about the history and aesthetic beauty of our nation’s monumental core
October 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Weekend Events: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Gullah Culture
Friday, September 24: Performance: The Mexican Revolution2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution and to mark the occasion, performance artist, activist and writer Guillermo Gómez Peña will perform a work inspired by the revolution that addresses the intersections of ...
September 24, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Victory Gardens, Aviation Films, Performance Readings and More
Monday, September 13: Picture This! A World in a Work of Art, 2-Session Evening CourseEveryone learns how to read words just fine in school, but no one really teaches you how to read images. Get a crash course in how to read and gain information from artworks in this two-session event brought to yo...
September 13, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Taiwanese Film, Gullah-Islamic Culture and a Steinway Concert
Friday, September 10: Flight of the Red BalloonInspired by the 1956 fantasy film The Red Balloon, Flight of the Red Balloon by Taiwanese director Hsiao-hsien Hou tells the story of a tempestuous single mother who hires a Chinese filmmaker to serve as her son’s nanny. (You can view a trailer for the...
September 10, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Labor Day Weekend Events: New Elephant Habitat, Tango Demonstrations and Storytelling
Friday, September 3: Opening of Elephant Trails Phase IThat's right, the first part of the new and improved elephant habitat is now open to the public! This new habitat and information center will allow the zoo's Asian elephants to live in herds—just as they do in the wild—and include walking trail...
September 03, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Gullah and Japanese American Art
Friday, August 27: Sorry, no special evening events are slated for today. But be sure to check out this site for a full listing of regularly-scheduled activities happening all over the Smithsonian.Saturday, August 28: Gullah ArtToday, musician and visual artist James Stephen Terrell leads a discuss...
August 27, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Negro League Baseball, Spy Satellites, Doll Making and More!
Monday, August 16: Sadly, no special events are slated for today. However, visit this site for a full listing of regularly-scheduled goings-on around the Smithsonian and I am sure something is bound to strike your fancy.Tuesday, August 17: Doll Making WorkshopHave you ever wanted to make your own a...
August 16, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Hong Kong Film Fest, Afro-Brazilian Dance and Make Your Own Lunch Bag!
Friday, August 13: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: Magic BoyIn this delightful comedy, enjoy the magic tricks of real-life magician Anjo Leung, who plays—what else—a teenage magician who is smitten by a store clerk. This film is presented in Cantonese with English subtitles. Free. Freer, 7:00 PMSa...
August 13, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
"Word, Shout, Song" Opens at the Anacostia Community Museum
In 1930, Lorenzo Dow Turner, an English professor-turned linguist, began studying a language spoken by former slaves along the east coast of South Carolina. Words spoken there, like gambo, tabi and jiga, would reveal a complex web of linguistic and cultural convergences between the Gullah people an...
August 09, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Elvis, Frank Capra, Hong Kong Film Fest and More!
Monday, August 9: Cultures in Motion Performance: Elvis HimselfWhat would it be like to sit and chat with Elvis had he lived to enjoy his 75th birthday? You have the option of hanging out in your local 7-11 in hopes of having an Elvis sighting OR you can come out to the National Portrait Gallery. I...
August 09, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Hong Kong Slapstick, An Argentine Design Festival and Gullah Recipes
Friday, July 30: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: The ContractCome enjoy this 1978 slapstick comedy about a television executive itching to get out of his current contract so he can pursue the job of his dreams—and he ropes his eccentric inventor brother and second-rate magician friend in on the sc...
July 30, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: The ADA Turns 20, Saving the Chesapeake, Caribbean Music and More!
Monday, July 26: The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 20: Objects Out of StorageToday marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law. To celebrate the occasion, curator Katherine Ott will show and discuss objects in the museum's collections that t...
July 26, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Korean Film, Gullah Stories and Remembering Howard "Sandman" Sims
Friday, July 9: Made in Hong Kong Film Festival: VengeanceIn this high-voltage thriller that proves that popcorn flicks and high art can be one in the same, a French chef travels to Hong Kong and teams up with a gang of underworld assassins in his quest to avenge the death of his daughter's family....
July 09, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Harry Truman, Upton Sinclair, Typewriters and More!
Monday, June 28: Cultures in Motion Performance Series: Harry S Truman: The Man from IndependenceIn this theatrical piece, learn more about the man who went from a being a haberdasher to president of the United States. During his term in office Truman, among other things, made controversial decisio...
June 28, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
