The third installment of Acoustic Africa’s exhilarating journey focuses on the richness of African vocal traditions, featuring three of the continent’s singers: Dobet Gnahore (Ivory Coast), one of the most vibrant performers in world...
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Acoustic Africa @ Lisner
November 1, 2012 - 8:00pm - 11:00pm
General: $30, $35,$40, $45; GW Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni: $24,$28 (15% off all tickets)
Family Day 2012
Join President Lincoln's Cottage on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln family's first season at the Soldiers' Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns'...
September 29, 2012 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Free and open to the public
Cottage Conversation with Ambassador Luis CdeBaca
Thursday, February 23, 2012 with Ambassador Luis CdeBaca. Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons
Reception: 6:00pm / Visitor Education Center and Lecture: 6:30pm / President Lincoln's Cottage...
February 23, 2012 - 6:00pm
Washington Post: Georgia Ave. historic trail to be unveiled Saturday
Georgia Ave. historic trail to be unveiled Saturday
Georgia Ave. historic trail to be unveiled Saturday
Author: Terence McArdle
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-news-in-brief/2011/10/...
Washington Times: Heller: Tribute paid to D.C.’s bygone ballpark
Heller: Tribute paid to D.C.’s bygone ballpark
Author: Dick Heller
Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/17/heller-tribute-paid-to-dcs-bygone-ballpark/...
Cottage Conversation with David Blight
Join us on Thursday, October 27 for an enlightening evening with David Blight as he discusses his new book American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era (Sept 2011).
Reception: 6:00pm
Lecture: 6:30pm
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October 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
$10
Lift Every Voice: Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail
Countless dreams and memories reside in this short stretch of Georgia Avenue. Follow Lift Every Voice: Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail to relive the heyday of Seventh and T and the Howard Theatre. Make the...
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Washington, DC
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits." - The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther...
Lunchtime Talk: “The History of the Army Dental Corps: Putting the Bite in War-fighting”
March 3, 2011 marks the centennial anniversary of the U.S. Army Dental Corps. Join the National Museum of Health and Medicine and Col. Christopher Fielding, AFIP Oral Pathology, for a lunchtime talk about the major contributions the Dental Corps...
March 3, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
Lunchtime Talk: “Combating Tuberculosis: A Forgotten Plague”
Join the National Museum of Health and Medicine for a lunchtime lecture to honor World TB Day, featuring a presentation by Dr. Jing Bao. Thousands of years after tuberculosis (TB) ravaged ancient cultures, and more than a century after its cause...
March 23, 2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Free
Exploring the Heart: A Valentine’s Day Program
Join the National Museum of Health and Medicine for a unique Valentine’s Day program. Using specimens on display and models from the Museum’s collections, take a...
February 12, 2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Free
Winter Break Art Workshop: Introduction to Watercolor Pencils
Come to the National Museum of Health and Medicine and learn watercolor pencil techniques with medical illustrator Elizabeth Lockett. Examine historic medical illustrations from the Museum’s Otis Historical Archives and try your hand...
December 30, 2010 - 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free
Winter Break Art Workshop: Introduction to the Art of Collage
Come to the National Museum of Health and Medicine and learn about the art of making collages from medical illustrator Elizabeth Lockett during this hands-on workshop. Assemble your own collage using different materials such as paper,...
December 29, 2010 - 10:00am - 12:30pm
Free
Lunchtime Talk with Author Arthur Ainsberg, “Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle”
In “Breakthrough,” authors Thea Cooper and Arthur Ainsberg tell the true story of the invention of insulin, one of the most important medical advances of the 20th century. Ainsberg will talk about this fascinating tale of Nobel prize-...
December 9, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
"Faber Hour" Weekly Drop-In Sketching Sessions
Join the Museum each week for “Faber Hour.” Hermann Faber was an Army Medical Museum illustrator during and after the Civil War and is widely known for his meticulous anatomical sketches. “Faber Hours” are drop-in...
October 7, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
October 14, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
October 21, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
October 28, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
Brown Bag Lunch: “In the Air Intensive Care – A Revolution in Patient Transport”
Bring your lunch and join Jim Cox, a retired U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) physician, for a discussion about the evolution of the U.S. Air Force air evacuation system over the last decade. His talk...
October 12, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
Wounded Warrior Care at Walter Reed: A Lunchtime Panel Discussion
Join physical therapists from Walter Reed’s Military Advanced Training Center for a panel discussion about their experiences with Wounded Warrior care and amputee rehabilitation. This program is being held in conjunction with “Wounded...
September 30, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
Meet and Greet: Paws for Purple Hearts
Join the National Museum of Health and Medicine for a meet and greet with the stars of Paws for Purple Hearts! Paws for Purple Hearts, a program of Bergin University of Canine Studies, in collaboration with the Warrior...
September 21, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
September 23, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free
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