Meet the Expert: Lowrider Bike

Thu · Oct 15·11:15 AM – 12:15 PM·American History Museum · Washington

Stop by this informal session to meet Program Producer Odalys Lugo Morales and learn about the history and culture of lowriders.

Mon · Sep 28·Thomas Jefferson Memorial (meet the ranger in the basement exhibit area) · Washington

President Thomas Jefferson, a scientist as well as a statesman, worked closely with Charles Willson Peale, the leading portrait painter of the Founding Fathers, to advance early American science. As members of the American Philosophical Society, they hosted Alexander von Humboldt, helped uncover mastodon skeletons in N…

Mon · Sep 28·Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library · Washington

The weather is cooling down, leaves are changing color, and school is back in session! September 22nd is the first day of fall and we are celebrating with a Scavenger Hunt. These images are hidden throughout the Children's Room, and kids can look for them at their own pace during library open hours. Find all the pictur…

Mon · Sep 28·Anacostia Neighborhood Library · Washington

Mon · Sep 28·9 AM – 10 AM·Sixth & I, 600 I Street NW, Washington, DC

In celebration of the harvest holiday, check out our community sukkah and shake the lulav and etrog. — In celebration of the harvest holiday, stop by our community sukkah , shake the lulav and etrog, and take a moment to reflect during this week-long festival . For more ways to celebrate, check out some of our upcoming…

Fri · Sep 25·7 PM – 8 PM·Heritage Hall, African American History and Culture Museum · Washington

Join Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III for the final edition of Understanding America, moderated by award-winning journalist Laura Coates, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. As the museum marks a decade of transforming how millions of…

Sat · Sep 26·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA · Washington

The Mid-Autumn Festival dates back thousands of years as a seasonal celebration in several Asian cultures, focused on families and communities gathering to celebrate abundance under the Harvest Moon. In the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Asian Americans United hosts an annual street festival with programming t…

Sat · Sep 26·Detroit, Michigan, 474 Peterboro St, Detroit, MI 48201 · Washington

2–4:30 pm ET Through collaborations with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and community-based organizations across Metro Detroit, the Concert of Colors will host a series of free neighborhood events celebrating the cultural traditions that have helped shape our nation. Together, these programs remind us that the journ…