THIS WEEKEND IS LIKE TOTALLY CRAZY

Whoa. This weekend is pretty awesome.



Saturday, December 8, 2007
Location: National Building Museum

Get into the holiday spirit and learn about traditional Finnish customs and architecture! Families assemble fresh gingerbread houses and decorate them using royal icing and a wide assortment of edible “building” materials.

Event Information

Admission: $50 per house
Museum members $40 per house
Time: 10 am - 12 noon and 2 - 4 pm
Reservations: Required by Friday, November 30
Phone: 202-272-2448 ext. 3450
Email: family@nbm.org

General Information

National Building Museum
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm
Admission: Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5
Address: 401 F Street, NW
Metro: Judiciary Square (Red line)
Phone: 202-272-2448

my note- yummmmy and you can do xmas shopping at the awesomest museum gift shop in the city!



Saturday, December 8, 2007
1:30 PM
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Walt Disney's Original
National Treasure
(2004, 131 min. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Stars Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, and Christopher Plummer.)

Benjamin Franklin Gates comes from a long line of archaeologists who are searching for a secret treasure hidden by Founding Fathers Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin to help finance the Revolutionary War. Gates has determined that the clue may lie on the back of the original Declaration of Independence and plots to steal it.

Event Information

Location: William G. McGowan Theater
Admission: Free
Reservations: Not required

General Information

National Archives and Records Administration
Hours: Daily 10 am - 5:30 pm
Hours are subject to change. Please visit www.archives.gov for the most up-to-date information on museum, exhibit, and event hours.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Address: On Constitution Avenue, NW between 7th and 9th streets
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial (Yellow or Green line)
Phone: 202-501-5000
Email: reservations.nwe@nara.gov

my note- I've never seen this movie but it should be fun.



Saturday, December 8, 2007
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: The Library of Congress

Come and celebrate the holiday season in an Asian atmosphere! The Asian Division of the Library of Congress hosts a holiday open house featuring light refreshments, Bengali dance performance, Chinese holiday sing-along, librarian meet-and-greet, and more.


Event Information

Location: Asian Reading Room, first floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE
Admission: Free
Reservations: Not required
Phone: 202-707-2990

General Information

Library of Congress
Reading Room hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30 am - 9:30 pm
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Closed Sunday and federal holidays
View exhibitions in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Address: Main Reading Room, Thomas Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE
Metro: Capitol South (Blue and Orange lines)
Phone: 202-707-5000

my note- as a recovering asian studies major, i'm pysched about this. head to the library of congress and spend the rest of the day exploring the mall.



Saturday, December 8, 2007
2:30 PM
Location: The Textile Museum

The Third Man

Set in post-World War II Vienna, the film stars Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. The stunning cinematography, twisting plot and unforgettable score have made it a beloved classic. Sonja Simony of the film department at the National Gallery of Art introduces the film.

Inspired by the exhibition Textiles of Klimt's Vienna

Event Information

Admission: Free
Reservations: Required
Phone: 202-667-0441 ext. 64

General Information

The Textile Museum
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 - 5 pm
Admission: Free with a suggested donation of $5
Address: 2320 S Street, NW
Metro: Dupont Circle (Red line) Q Street exit
Phone: 202-667-0441

my note- it's freeeee and an excellent film



Saturday, December 8, 2007 - Sunday, December 9, 2007
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: National Museum of the American Indian

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Holiday Art Market will feature works by 36 Native artists including: jewelry; ceramics; fine apparel; handwoven baskets; traditional beadwork; dolls in Native regalia; and paintings, prints, and sculpture.

Event Information

Admission: Free
Reservations: Not required

General Information

National Museum of the American Indian
Hours: Daily 10 am - 5:30 pm
Closed December 25
Address: 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: L'Enfant Plaza (all lines except Red) exit Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums
Bus: Lines 30, 32, 34, 36 Friendship Heights/Southern Avenue
Phone: 202-633-1000

my note- more shopping, yes yes and yes



Saturday, December 8, 2007 - Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Do you have the skills it takes to decode messages, spot mistakes, and reveal mysteries embedded in our nation’s records? Pick up your “treasure hunt” challenge from the racks in our entry lobby and then go upstairs to the Public Vaults and begin to explore. The secrets are all around you, if you know where to look. Be prepared to be surprised!

Event Information

Location: Public Vaults
Admission: Free
Reservations: Not required

General Information

National Archives and Records Administration
Hours: Daily 10 am - 5:30 pm
Hours are subject to change. Please visit www.archives.gov for the most up-to-date information on museum, exhibit, and event hours.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Address: On Constitution Avenue, NW between 7th and 9th streets
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial (Yellow or Green line)
Phone: 202-501-5000
Email: reservations.nwe@nara.gov

my note- i'm a sucker for this stuff. luckily it's open through Jan. 1.



Friday, December 7, 2007
7:00 PM
Location: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Black Rain
(1989, 123 min., b&w, in Japanese with English subtitles)

A stirring, compassionate view of life after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, this masterpiece from the later phase of Imamura's career tells the story of a young woman's struggle to live a normal life after being exposed to the blast's fallout.

Critic Roger Ebert notes, "Perhaps only Imamura could have made a film in which the bomb at Hiroshima is simply the starting point for an unforgiving critique of Japanese society itself."

Part of A Man Vanishes: The Legacy of Shohei Imamura. A leading figure of postwar Japanese film, Imamura's flair for depicting the human condition in both audacious and entertaining ways is legendary.

Event Information

Location: Meyer Auditorium
Admission: Free
Reservations: Not required

General Information

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Hours: Daily 10 am - 5:30 pm
Admission: Free
Address: Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW
Metro: Smithsonian (Orange and Blue lines)
Phone: 202-357-2700
TDD: 202-357-1729

my note- depressing movie. but interesting and well done. see people's skin melt off.