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Friday, May 9
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22nd Annual Asian Arts and Crafts Festival
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Demonstrations |
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Come see Asian artists and crafts people demonstrate their techniques: Thai fruit and vegetable carving; Philippine weaving; Chinese paper folding; Korean calligraphy, watercolor painting, and ceramics; Mongolian mask making; and butterfly painting by Vichai Malikul (scientific illustrator). Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: 1st Floor, Rotunda
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Friday, May 16
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Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Saturday, May 17
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Hawai'i
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate Hawaiian culture through art, history, language, and dance. Enjoy hula performances by local Halau, hands-on demonstrations, Hawaiian music and storytelling, special films, lectures, and much more. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
• 10:30 AM-12 Noon and 1-4:30 PM, Potomac Atrium:
- Hawaiian Implements with Gordon 'Umialiloalahanauokalakaua Kai
- Plaiting and Weaving with Solomon Kuulie Apio
• 10:30 AM-1 PM and 2-4:30 PM, Potomac Atrium:
- Traditional and Contemporary Flower Lei Making with Bill Char
- The Art of Feather Lei with Audrey Aukeleamanaali'i Wagner • 10:30 AM-1 PM and 2-4:30 PM, Outdoor Amphitheater:
- Kapa: Hawaiian Barkcloth Demonstration with Verna Kemaile'lauli'ili'i Apio Takashima
• 11 AM-4 PM, 3rd Level, Education Workshop 3010:
- Hawaiian Kapa-Stamping Demonstration with Hi'ilani Shibata and hands-on activities for families
• 12 Noon, 2 PM, and 3:30 PM, Potomac Atrium:
- Hawaiian Hula and Music with Halau Ho'omau I ka Wai Ola O Hawai'i
• 2 PM, 3rd Level, Education Workshop 3010:
- Children's Storytelling: Stories of Hina, Goddess of the Moon, with Hi'ilani Shibata
Free
Repeats May 18
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium; Outdoor Areas; 3rd Level, Education Room 3010
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Sunday, May 18
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Hawai'i
2-Day Family Festival |
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Celebrate Hawaiian culture through art, history, language, and dance. Enjoy hula performances by local Halau, hands-on demonstrations, Hawaiian music and storytelling, special films, lectures, and much more. Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
• 10:30 AM-12 Noon and 1-4:30 PM, Potomac Atrium:
- Hawaiian Implements: Lua weapons, kapa beaters, and fishhooks with Gordon 'Umialiloalahanauokalakaua Kai
- Plaiting and Weaving: Mahiole (helmets), fishtraps, and baskets with Solomon Kuulie Apio
• 10:30 AM-1 PM and 2-4:30 PM, Potomac Atrium:
- Traditional and Contemporary Flower Lei Making with Bill Char
- The Art of Feather Lei with Audrey Aukeleamanaali'i Wagner • 10:30 AM-1 PM and 2-4:30 PM, Outdoor Amphitheater:
- Kapa: Hawaiian Barkcloth Demonstration with Verna Kemaile'lauli'ili'i Apio Takashima
• 11 AM-4 PM, 3rd Level, Education Workshop 3010:
- Hawaiian Kapa-Stamping Demonstration with Hi'ilani Shibata and hands-on activities for families
• 12 Noon, 2 PM, and 3:30 PM, Potomac Atrium:
- Hawaiian Hula and Music with Halau O `Aulani and The Aloha Boys
• 2 PM, 3rd Level, Education Workshop 3010:
- Children's Storytelling: Stories of Hina, Goddess of the Moon with Hi'ilani Shibata
Free
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National Museum of the American Indian
Location: Potomac Atrium; Outdoor Areas; 3rd Level, Education Room 3010
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Friday, May 23
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Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Friday, May 30
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Art + Coffee: David Beck's Movie Palace or Museum
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Peek into one of David Beck's sculptures: Movie Palace features characters in action -- eating popcorn, smooching, and watching King Kong on the big screen. Museum was commissioned by the museum and reflects -- in exquisite miniature -- the neoclassical architecture of the building, from the 1840s when it was the U.S. Patent Office to the present day. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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Saturday, June 7
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| 10 AM-4 PM
Garden Fest 2008: Sharing Secrets
2nd Annual Garden Fest |
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We must confess - secrets are no fun unless you tell someone! Did you know that each garden at the Smithsonian is unique to the museum it surrounds? Smithsonian Horticulture Services Division staff want to share with you and your family what they're planting and why. Learn the uses of native plants, see through the eyes of a butterfly, and answer that mysterious question, "Is that a fruit or a vegetable?" Dig up soil secrets and get your hands dirty designing a hanging basket. Help us decode insect messages, uncover the meaning of the lotus, and connect color to fabric. Have a plant secret of your own? Be prepared to share it at Garden Fest 2008.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Enid A. Haupt Garden, south side of the Smithsonian Castle
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Saturday, June 14
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Cockadoodle Zoo
FONZ-Members-Only Family Event |
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Wakey! Wakey! Come see how your animal friends start the day. This sneak peak shows that the animals' mornings are similar to yours: Some get their teeth brushed, some get a morning bath, and all want to know what's for breakfast. Also enjoy special animal demonstrations, games, and refreshments. Pajamas are optional!
Free, but for FONZ members only; to join, call 202-633-3034
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National Zoo
Location: Throughout the Zoo
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