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Smithsonian magazine hosts 17th annual Museum Day

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The 17th annual Museum Day is here! Tickets for Smithsonian magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day are now available for download. Museum-goers can head to the Museum Day website to download their ticket. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free, timed access to any participating museum on September 18, 2021. One ticket is permitted per email address.

With many public spaces being shut down for a year or more, Museum Day 2021 celebrates the reopening of museums after long closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s theme, Experience America, represents the return to, and resurgence of, our country’s diverse cultural experiences, in the safest possible way. While tickets will be free of charge, participating museums will have safety precautions in place for this year’s event so guests can safely and comfortably enjoy their experience. This year’s event is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company.

Date: Saturday, September 18th

Time: Museum hours

Location: Various museums

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free (with downloadable ticket)

Visit the website and download complimentary tickets HERE

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National Museum of the American Indian Presents: Native Filmmaker Showcase

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National Museum of the American Indian Presents: Native Filmmaker Showcase (Save the Date)

 

The National Museum of the American Indian is hosting an incredible program of family-friendly short films by Native American filmmakers. The films, include stories about a talking horse, superheroes, and a flying hoverboard, and will stream on-demand from November 21 thru November 26. Participation is free and the livestream will be made public on their website HERE. The program will be made available on demand for 5 days, until 1pm on 11/26. This could be a great Thanksgiving tradition, too!

FiDi Families Insiders: No registration required.

Date(s): November 21 – November 26

Time: Launches 11/21 at 1 pm (ET) and ends at 1 pm (ET) on 11/26

Location: Virtual Event

Fee: Free

Age(s): 5 +

To learn more, please visit their website HERE.

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Dan + Claudia Zanes Virtual Family Concert

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Dan + Claudia Zanes Virtual Family Concert

 

Dan Zanes, the Grammy Award-winner and jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes will be performing a virtual concert for families with a variety of genres, including folk, blues, and other favorites with themes of social justice and community. Hear tunes such as “Which Side Are You On,” “Shalom Rav,” and “Let Love Be Your Guide,” an original song about love and non-violence in the struggle for freedom inspired by Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis’ final writings.

Date: Sunday, October 18th

Time: 10 am – 10:45 am

Location: YouTube

Cost: Free with RSVP, one ticket per household.

Age(s): All ages welcome

RSVP: Link to register HERE.

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Wavertree Member and Volunteer Preview on Sunday!

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Wavertree Member and Volunteer Preview on Sunday!
Photo Credit: South Street Seaport Museum

Did you hear the great news? The South Street Seaport Museum will open the 1885 tall ship Wavertree to the public on September 5, 6, 12, 19 and 26 with timed entry, from 11 am – 5 pm at Pier 16 (Fulton and South Streets). And, if you are a member or a volunteer, you can enjoy a free preview day on Sunday, August 30th from 11 am – 5 pm, weather permitting.

Entry is FREE and includes access to the ship’s outdoor areas. Tour this beautiful tall ship, with beautiful views of Lower Manhattan. And, consider purchasing a membership, to help support this vital downtown destination.

Wavertree Visit Details

Visits will be self-guided along a set route and will include access to the outdoor areas, including the main deck and quarter deck.

The Museum will allow no more than 35 guests on board the ship at any time to encourage social distancing from different households.

All guests above the age of 2 will be required to wear a face-covering at all times aboard Wavertree and at the Museum’s Open-Air Pop-Up Gift Shop Booth on Pier 16.

To reserve your timed entry tickets, please visit their website HERE.

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NYC Math Festival 2020 Now Online

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What do logic puzzles, mime, rap music, magic tricks, and origami have in common?  Enjoy them all at the NYC Math Festival on Saturday, July 18, between 2:00 pm and 8:15 pm EDT (New York), with a pre-festival slideshow starting at 1:30 pm EDT (New York).  For the first time ever, this NYC-based festival will be online and accessible to everyone around the world!

Mathematical delights await.  Kickstart your brain with a “Brainteaser Kahoot” challenge, or work out a logic puzzle with a retired pro football player and mathematician.  Learn a mathemagical card trick from a Fields medalist that you can use on your friends, and watch as a former world record holder awes you by solving a Rubik’s Cube with his feet in under 20 seconds.

Space in this year’s NYC Math Festival is limited.  Registration will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.  One price is good for all family members who reside in a single household and who will watch from a single computer connection.  All attendees may enter and exit events throughout the day.

See the full schedule and register for the festival at nycmath.momath.org.

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