/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110617114003cheetah-cub-cute.jpg)
Adorable Photos of the New Cheetah Cubs
Biologists at the National Zoo get their first opportunity to inspect five new cheetah cubs
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110616010003greensboro_lunchcounter_highres.jpg)
Weekend Events: June 17-19: Sun Spots, Tom Hanks, and the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Visit the Smithsonian museums to look at some of the wonders of the universe and dive into the Portrait Gallery for a double feature
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110615021003George-Clinton-performing-470.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110615091005design-competition-470.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110614084004facebook-van-cleef-app.jpg)
Playing Dress-Up With Van Cleef & Arpels
A summer intern gets a plum assignment—play on Facebook and dress-up in Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110613014005naturalization-ceremony-nmah.jpg)
Twenty People Become Citizens at the American History Museum
Holocaust survivor and civil rights activist Gerda Weissmann Klein addresses new citizens at the museum’s sixth naturalization ceremony
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110613081003events-flag-thumb.jpg)
Events June 13-17: Star-Spangled Banner, Sketch Time, Honeybees, Laundry and Balloons
During the week of June 13, spend an afternoon drawing, get some old school laundry tips, recreate a piece of American history and much more
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110610021004sackler-qing-court-gallery.jpg)
Men of China’s Qing Dynasty Chose Trophy Wives to Flaunt Their Wealth
See lavish paintings and rare jewelry at the from 18th-century China
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110610100003superman-thumb.jpg)
Superman made his debut appearance in the June 1938 edition of Action Comics, and has since captured the hearts of Americans
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110609033004saddle-postal-museum.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110609100004balloon-civil-war.jpg)
A Reenactment of Civil War Era Reconnaissance Ballooning
See history retold at the Air and Space Museum this weekend and meet Abraham Lincoln and the balloonist Thaddeus Lowe
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110608040008magic-johnson-trading-card.jpg)
Remembering AIDS: The 30th Anniversary of the Epidemic
A collection of trading cards was an odd way to promote AIDS Awareness, but somehow, they worked
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110608094003victoria-blackie.jpg)
Victoria Blackie Brings Some Country to NMAI
Catch up-and-coming Navajo country artist Victoria Blackie this Saturday, June 11, outside of NMAI
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110607022003splash-mob-orange-roughy.jpg)
Dancing Splash Mob Floods the Natural History Museum
Watch the Smithsonian’s first ever flash mob in the Natural History Museum’s Ocean Hall
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110607110004catbird-researcher-smithsonian.jpg)
A Backyard Garden Proves a Haven for Catbird Research
A Smithsonian study blaming cats for bird deaths angered some cat lovers. Now, an effort is underway in local neighborhoods to confirm the results
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110606095003whale-sharks-nmnh.jpg)
Events June 6-10: Spacesuits, Quilting, Wild Ocean, Ikebana, Coffee + Art
Events for the week of June 6 include spacesuits, a quilting demonstration, ikebana and more
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110603101003andean-bear-cub-adorable.jpg)
Bear Care: Bear Awareness Days at the National Zoo
The Bear Awareness Days event raises awareness about the animals in general and teaches about conservation issues that affect all bear species
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110602030003bluebrain-around-the-mall-thumb.jpg)
Bluebrain’s Soundtrack for the National Mall
DC electro-pop duo Bluebrain have released a location-aware album app that serves as a soundtrack for the National Mall
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110602094003shango-african-art-thumb.jpg)
Weekend events June 3-5: Thunder God, Craft Invitational, Jazz at American Art
Events for the weekend of June 3-4 include jazz, a Nigerian art lecture, and Family Day at the Renwick
Page 208 of 276