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• Jan 18th

  1pm to 3:30pm

  Swirls, Twirls, and Lift-Off! Marbleizing Workshop

  Swirls, Twirls and Lift-Off! Marbleizing

  Instructor: Harriet Lesser

  Cost: $50

  Experiment with the intricacies and wonder of this beautiful, decorative technique on paper and fabric.

  To register, please visit www.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.

  Visarts Center

  Rockville Town Square
  Rockville, MD
• Jan 18th

  2pm

  Iranian Film Festival 2009: Three Women Film

  Freer Gallery Meyer Auditorium

  (2008, 94 min., Persian with English subtitles, directed by Manijeh Hekmat, Iran) A dispute over an ancient carpet propels a grandmother, mother, and daughter into realms of mystery and mysticism.

  Note: Due to high demands for tickets, assigned seating is in effect for this series. Up to two (2) free tickets per person are distributed 1 hour before.

  Free, see Note fo

  Freer Gallery

  1050 Independence Avenue SW
  Washington, DC 20560
• Jan 18th

  2pm

  Down by the Sea Shore ImaginAsia Family Program

  Sackler Gallery Classroom, Sublevel 2

  (ages 8-14 with adult) More than a hundred years ago American artist Dwight William Tryon used pastels to capture the many moods of the sea. Today, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto takes black-and-white photographs that meld sea and sky. Discover their works in the Sackler Gallery, and then draw with pastels and charcoal in the classroom to create your own sea

  Freer Gallery

  1050 Independence Avenue SW
  Washington, DC 20560
• Jan 19th

  9am

  First Inaugural Debate Series

  Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium

  Six college debate teams, in three 75-minute debates, argue the priorities of the new Obama administration, including energy and climate change, health care and the economy, and foreign policy. Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day. Presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture in cooperation with the White Hou

  National Museum of African American History and Culture

  
  Washington, DC
• Jan 19th

  10:30am

  Out of Many: Multi-Cultural Music, Dance, and Storytelling 3-Day Family Festival

  American Indian Museum 1st Level, Potomac & Rasmuson; 3rd Level, Resource Center

  Start your inauguration celebration early with music, dance, and storytelling from a variety of cultural traditions, including American Indian, African and African American, Asian and Asian Pacific American, Central and South American, and European American. Stop by the Welcome Center for a printed schedule.

  Free

  National Air and Space Museum

  Independence Avenue at Fourth Street SW
  Washington, DC 20024
• Jan 19th

  11am

  Curtis Robinson & George Norfleet: Pilot's Journey Book Signing

  Air and Space Museum Outside Museum Store

  Curtis Robinson and George Norfleet sign copies of their book Pilot's Journey.

  Books available for sale in Museum Store

  National Air and Space Museum

  Independence Avenue at Fourth Street SW
  Washington, DC 20024
• Jan 19th

  11am

  Robert Mumford: Spring Comes to Washington Book Signing

  Natural History Museum Outside Main Museum Store

  Robert Mumford signs copies of his book Spring Comes to Washington.

  Books available for sale in Museum Store

  Baird Auditorium of the National Museum of Natural History

  Tenth and Constitution Avenue NW
  Washington, DC
• Jan 19th

  12pm

  Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks! and Air Force One Book Signing

  Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Outside Museum Store

  Robert F. Dorr signs copies of his books Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht and Air Force One.

  Books available for sale in Museum Store

  Repeats Jan. 24, 25, & 31

  National Air and Space Museum

  Independence Avenue at Fourth Street SW
  Washington, DC 20024
• Jan 19th

  1pm to 4am

  INAUGURATION VARIETY SHOW BASH

  Shows repeat all day long!

  Palace of Wonders

  1210 H Street NE
  Washington, DC 20002
• Jan 19th

  1pm

  Deborah Willis: Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs Book Signing

  American History Museum 2nd Floor, Outside Mall Museum Store

  Deborah Willis sign copies of her book Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs.

  Books available for sale in Museum Store

  Repeats Jan. 20

  Freer Gallery

  1050 Independence Avenue SW
  Washington, DC 20560