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The Greensboro lunch counter

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

Star-Spangled Banner demonstration

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

On Wednesday, June 8, at 6:30, meet ocean explorer Enric Sala at the Natural Museum.

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

Shango’s most popular symbol, the double ax staff signifies the diety’s ability to reward the good and punish the bad.

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

Wrap Your Mind Around African Headwrapping at Africa Underground

Experience the flavors and traditions of West Africa and the Caribbean tonight at the National Museum of African Art’s Africa Underground event

Celebrate Hawai'i Festival is at the American Indian museum.

Weekend Events May 20-22 Celebrate Hawai’i, Very Special Arts, Renwick Craft Invitational

Events for the weekend of May 20-22 include a celebration of Hawaiian culture and the Renwick Craft Invitational

Still from Laurent Grasso's Polair, 2007

Laurent Grasso’s Own Reality at Hirshhorn’s Black Box

Portrait of global philanthropic team Bill and Melinda Gates by Jon Friedman, 2011

See Bill and Melinda Gates at the Portrait Gallery

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Weekend events May 13 - May 15: Cosmic Collisions, “Metropolis” With Music, Stripmall Ballads

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The List- Five Must-See Butterfly Spots Around the Mall

Andrew Young

At the Portrait Gallery: The Civil Rights Legend Ambassador Andrew Young

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This Thursday Make it a Movie Night at the Film Forward Festival

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Events for May 9-May 13: Harry Potter, Cultural Dialogue, “Cosmic Collisions”

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Weekend Events: Asian Pacific American Heritage, Garden Fest, Mother’s Day

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At the National Portrait Gallery: Remembering the Death of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth

May 2-6 Events: Written in Bone, Smithsonian Garden Fest and More

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Weekend Events: Andrew Young, Kabul Museum, Poetry

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The List- 9 Poets at the Smithsonian (UPDATED: Make that 10 Poets!)

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Grazia Toderi’s Digital Visions on Display at the Hirshhorn

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Freer Curator Lee Glazer on the Newly-Restored Peacock Room

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