District Community Events July 9-16, 2009
District Community Events July 9-16, 2009
Mary Mcleod Bethune's legacy will be celebrated tomorrow at Lincoln Park.
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Thursday 9
RAINFOREST AND REPTILES PROGRAM, representatives from the Reptiles Alive! wildlife education organization introduce visitors to slimy and scaly jungle animals and discuss how they survive in endangered environments. 10 a.m., 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. today and tomorrow, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $6; ages 2-16, $5; 1 and younger, free. 202-633-8700.
ALTERNATIVE SOUL MUSIC, Levi Stephens performs. Noon-1 p.m., Old Post Office Pavilion, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-289-4224.
BOTANIC GARDEN CONSERVATORY TOUR, a museum staff member discusses exotic plants; take a lunch. Noon, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. Free. 202-225-1116.
"INVENTING THE ELECTRIC GUITAR," historian Monica Smith discusses the origins of the instrument. Noon, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
DOVEY JOHNSON ROUNDTREE TALK, Katie McCabe discusses her biography "Justice Older Than the Law: The Life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree," about the lawyer and minister who joined the Women's Army Corps during World War II. 1 p.m., Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, 1318 Vermont Ave. NW. Free. 202-673-2402.
ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS, for children 8-14 accompanied by an adult, calligrapher Saleh Shukairi leads a workshop using activity books and discusses the importance of calligraphy in the decoration of objects in the galleries. 2 p.m., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
SACKLER ART EXHIBITION TOUR, a docent leads a tour of "The Tsars and the East: Gifts From Turkey and Iran in the Moscow Kremlin." 2:15 p.m., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
FARRAGUT SQUARE ROCK CONCERT, by Junk Food; take a blanket. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Square Park, 17th and K streets NW. Free. 202-463-3400.
"1934: A NEW DEAL FOR ARTISTS," deputy chief curator George Gurney leads a tour of the exhibition and discusses how artists reacted to the Roosevelt administration's federal relief program during the Great Depression. 6 p.m., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
BAHAMIAN FINE ARTS PROGRAM LECTURE, Erica James, director of the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, discusses the development of the program. 6 p.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free, reservations required by Monday. 202-707-2011.
BANJO CONCERT, by Adam Hurt. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
MARGARET SANGER PORTRAIT TALK, museum director Martin Sullivan discusses Joy Buba's portrait of the birth control activist. 6 p.m., National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
