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Come to the National Zoo this Saturday for Grevy’s Zebra Day, an interactive, family event.

Events June 1-3: Native Athletes in the Olympics, Zebra Day, Ocean: Multimedia, Dance, Film and Music

This weekend, prep for the Olympics with some history, meet the Zebras at the zoo and celebrate the ocean in a multimedia experience

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Remembering Doc Watson, Folk Guitar Hero (1923-2012)

Smithsonian Folkways honors the blind folk musician who died yesterday at the age of 89

Legendary birdwatcher, artist and author Kenn Kaufman discusses the phenomenon of migration at the National Zoo on Thursday.

Events May 29-31: Tarantula Feedings, Hollywood Pop Quiz, and Kenn Kaufman

Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Douglas Granville Chandor

Amy Henderson: The Shock of the Old

For generations immersed in social media, culture means a different thing than it did in 1940

Robert Weingarten's layered composite portrait of Dennis Hopper

Vote To Put An Icon in the American History Museum

From now through Friday, you have the chance to help decide which icon of American History will be featured in a new portrait by artist Robert Weingarten

Portrait of Black Madonna, by Benny Andrews, is on display in the new exhibition, “African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond.”

Events May 25-27: Laundry Day, Healing and Aloha, 100 Artworks at the American Art Museum

This weekend, air out your dirty laundry, live the life of “aloha” and check out the American Art Museum’s latest exhibit

The National Zoo's new cheetah cubs, at 16 days old

Two Cheetah Cubs, Rescued from the Brink of Death, Arrive at the National Zoo

After a risky caesarean section and intensive care, two cheetah cubs have been nursed back to health and now come to live at the Zoo

Photographer Eric Long captures a rainbow over the Air and Space Museum.

Capturing the Moment: A Rainbow this Morning on The National Mall

Smithsonian Institution staff photographer Eric Long captured the moment this morning on his way to work

Bring your toddler and rock out with Shine and the Moonbeams at the Discovery Theater.

Events May 22-24: Shade-Grown Coffee, Public Observatory Project, and Tot Rock

This week, try a cup of organic shade-grown coffee, see spots on the sun, and bring your toddlers to rock out with Shine and the Moonbeams

Actress Betty White holds a lemur leaf frog during her tour today at the National Zoo

UPDATE: Betty White Visits the National Zoo

Arist-in-Residence, Tom “Pohaku” Stone, a Native Hawaiian carver from O’ahu, Hawaii, will share his surfboard-carving skills this Sunday at the American Indian Museum.

Events May 18-20: Identities in Motion, Metro Mambo, Surfboard Carving

Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, do the Mambo at the National Museum of African Art and witness Tom Stone carve a traditional Hawiian surfboard

Chuck Brown pioneered the genre of Go-Go and became intricately connected with DC's cultural identity.

Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, Dies at 75, But Will Live on at the Smithsonian

The guitarist and singer pioneered the genre of Go-Go and became intricately connected with DC’s cultural identity

Ai WeiWei's "Fragments" is now on display at the Sackler Gallery.

Past and Present Clash in Ai WeiWei’s “Fragments”

“Fragments,” the second of three Ai WeiWei exhibitions this year, opens at the Sackler Gallery

It its collection, the National Museum of American History has a fallout shelter, exhumed from a yard in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

How a Fallout Shelter Ended up at the American History Museum

Curator Larry Bird tells of the adventure—from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Washington, D.C.

Sliders served at last year's ZooFari benefit

Events May 15-17: Words, Earth and Aloha, merengue and méringue, and ZooFari

This week, watch a documentary about Hawaiian music, enjoy a performance of Dominican merengue and Haitian méringue, and chow down at ZooFari

"Breaking Rank" by Drew Cameron (Army) and Drew Matott (Civilian) is made from the artists' shredded uniforms.

Transforming War and Trauma Experiences Through the Arts

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There’s a Happening Tonight at the Hirshhorn

Tonight, the Hirshhorn’s nightly 360-degree projection, SONG 1, comes alive with an outdoor concert

Celebrate Suma Qamaña, or living well, at the Bolivian Festival this Saturday

Events May 11-13: Gardening for Healthy Living, Bolivian Festival, Steinway Series for Mother’s Day

Celebrate living well with Mom this weekend at Garden Fest, the Bolivian Festival and at the Steinway series with Mendelssohn Piano Trio

Lalla Essaydi's photographic series challenge traditional ideas of femininity and empowerment

Lalla Essaydi: Revising Stereotypes at the African Art Museum

A new solo exhibition by Lalla Essaydi challenges Western and Muslim perceptions of women’s identities

The Encore Chorale at the Kogod Courtyard at last year's popular performance.

Events May 8-10: Carolyn Morrow Long, Encore Chorale Spring Concert, and The Unknown Aaron Burr

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