Second Saturday: Crochet & Corals
Learn to crochet with your fingertips!
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef (opens October 16).
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
How Madeleine Albright Pinned Down Diplomacy
Madeleine Albright shares compelling stories linking political events and her diplomatic arsenal of decorative pins. In conversation with Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough, Dr. Albright shares her unique approach to merging personal expression and serious statecraft. View more details.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium, 10th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Metro: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines). Cost: Click here to view prices. Purchase Tickets: http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?utm_source=VIARC&utm_medium=SIWeb&utm_campaign=Calendar&tmssource=181896&performanceNumber=220768.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 12:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations. Please note new date.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats at 1 PM today and the third Friday of each month through December 2010. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, September 17, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations. Please note new date.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats the third Friday of each month through December 2010. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, September 17, 2010, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Performance Reading: Some Sing, Some Cry: A Conversation and Performance Featuring Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayesa
Authors Ntozake Shange (for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf) and her sister Ifa Bayesa (The Ballad of Emmett Till) read from their new novel Some Sing, Some Cry. Set against such seismic events in American history as post-Civil War Reconstruction and two world wars, the book follows the Mayfield family as they migrate from a rice plantation off the coast of South Carolina to Charleston and cities beyond. The evening also includes a performance by vocalists and a string ensemble of original compositions by Ifa Bayesa. Book signing follows.
Categories: After Five. Performances. Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Level (enter from Constitution Ave.). Cost: Free.
Friday, September 17, 2010, 7:00 PM.
Dialogue: Scientific and Religious Perspectives on Human Evolution
Dr. Rick Potts, curator of the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins; Connie Bertka, research scientist and lecturer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington; and Dr. Jim Miller, co-chair of the Human Origins Program's Broader Social Impacts Committee, discuss the relationship between scientific and religious perspectives in light of the latest research on human evolution.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: One Species Living Worldwide Theater, David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, 1st Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats November 17. Related Exhibition: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Friday, September 24, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit humanorigins.si.edu. Centennial Celebration - Looking Both Ways: Past and Forward
Help celebrate the museum's 100-year history -- and mark the second anniversary of The Sant Ocean Hall -- with the following activities for the whole family:
• Talk with museum scientists about their research -- from the eruption of volcanoes to everything you ever wanted to know about mammals;
• Get an inside look at mummies;
• Practice scientific illustration with the experts;
• Solve a series of "museum mysteries" to learn the secrets of objects on exhibit;
• Touch real fossils and explore their history;
• Create your own souvenir using recycled materials;
• Share your ideas about what the museum should do in its next 100 years;
• And so much more!
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Celebrating 100 Years at the National Museum of Natural History.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Book Signing: Richard Efthim: Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals
Richard Efthim, program director of the museum's Naturalist Center, signs copies of Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Outside Main Museum Store, Ground Floor. Cost: Books available for sale in the Museum Store.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Book Signing: Jerry Harasewych's Book of Shells
Curator Jerry Harasewych signs copies of his book Book of Shells.
Categories: Shopping/Book Signing. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Outside Main Museum Store, Ground Floor. Cost: Books available for sale in the Museum Store.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Changing Tides: Eye on the Storm: Predicting a Hurricane's Path of Destruction
Dr. Isaac Ginis, professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, discusses how scientists observe, model, and forecast hurricanes around the world.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 6:00 PM.
For more info visit ocean.si.edu. Second Saturday: Ocean Friend Pledge
Create a fish illustration from your thumbprint and pledge to help the ocean.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hll, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
National Fossil Day
Learn how fossils offer clues for understanding the history of life while exploring the museum's Fossil Halls. Enjoy hands-on activities at Discover Carts, watch paleontologists and volunteers at work in the Fossil Lab, and meet scientists who study fossils. Then go outside to the National Mall to collect your own fossils at a fossil dig.
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Fossil Halls, 1st Floor, East Wing, and outdoors on the National Mall, between 14th and 15th Streets. Cost: Free.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Petroglyph Art Activity with Author Merrie Southgate
Learn what petroglyphs are and create your own!
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats November 13.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations. Please note new date.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats at 1 PM today and the third Friday of each month through December 2010. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, October 15, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations. Please note new date.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats the third Friday of each month through December 2010. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, October 15, 2010, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Coral Fest Family Festival
Celebrate the opening of the exhibition The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef, created by the Institute For Figuring (IFF), and learn about coral reefs and what you can do to help preserve them. Activities include button making, a coral conservation game, arts and crafts, and more!
Categories: Kids & Families. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef within The Sant Ocean Hall.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Smithsonian Teachers' Night 2010
Teachers are invited to the Smithsonian's annual education expo. Learn more about the Smithsonian's classroom-ready education resources and receive materials, meet Smithsonian educators, and attend demonstrations.
Categories: After Five. Lectures & Discussions. Workshops. Venue: American History Museum. Event Location: Throughout the museum. Cost: Free. Online registration will be available in early fall. Walk-up registrations will be accepted at the door. For more information, send an e-mail to teachersnight@si.edu. Note: Please do not bring children or other guests to this special night for educators.
Friday, October 22, 2010, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Take a Walk on the Ancient Side: Recent Discoveries of Early Human Footprints
Dr. Brian Richmond, George Washington University, discusses recent discoveries of early human footprints.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, 1st Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Friday, October 29, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Second Saturday: Petroglyph Art Activity with Author Merrie Southgate
Learn what petroglyphs are and create your own! Author Merrie Southgate talks about petroglyphs and signs copies of her books, including "Agnes Pflumm and the Stonecreek Science Fair." Books available for purchase in the Museum Store.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: The Sant Ocean Hall, 1st Floor, Center. Cost: Free.
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Dialogue: Scientific and Religious Perspectives on Human Evolution
Dr. Rick Potts, curator of the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, and Connie Bertka, research scientist and lecturer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, discuss the relationship between scientific and religious perspectives in light of the latest research on human evolution.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: One Species Living Worldwide Theater, David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, 1st Floor, Northwest Wing. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations. Please note new date.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats at 1 PM today and the third Friday of each month through December 2010. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, November 19, 2010, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Forensic Friday
Join Smithsonian forensic anthropologists as they study new cases and those from the historic past. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask the forensic anthropologists questions and observe first-hand the basic methods used for documenting human remains recovered from archaeological investigations. Please note new date.
Categories: Demonstrations. Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Forensic Anthropology Lab within Written in Bone, 2nd floor. Cost: Free. Continues: Repeats the third Friday of each month through December 2010. Related Exhibition: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake.
Friday, November 19, 2010, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
What's Hot in Human Origins
Dr. Rick Potts, curator of the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, discusses the latest scientific research in human origins.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: Natural History Museum. Event Location: Baird Auditorium, Ground Floor. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins.
Saturday, November 27, 2010, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.