Upcoming Events at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

For more information about the following events, please visit the National Museum of African Art calendar website at http://africa.si.edu/calendar.html.

Storytelling
The Story Man
Sat., Jan. 20, 2 p.m.
Master storyteller Baba Jamal Koram combines music and stories to delight children of all ages.

Grandmother Africa
Thurs., Feb. 8
10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9 Sold Out!
10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 10,
11 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:15 p.m.
Ages: 3-8 & their adults
Reservations required, 202.457.1500
Join Diane Macklin for an exciting, interactive storytelling session, which is followed by a treasure hunt in the galleries. For more information, call 202.457.1500 or visit www.DiscoveryTheater.org.

Presented in collaboration with Discovery Theater's Meet the Museum Program



Let's Read about Africa
Ages: 5--10
Introduces young audiences to current and classical children's literature about Africa. Each reading is followed by an art activity. Suitable for ages 5 to 10.

Circle Unbroken
Sat., Feb. 24, 11 a.m.
By Margot Theis Raven, illus. by E.B. Lewis, 2004
A young girl's grandmother teaches her about West African basket-weaving traditions that continue to be practiced by the Gullah peoples of South Carolina.