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Ongoing Exhibition   The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5 pm Anacostia Community Museum Ongoing Exhibition   IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5:30 pm National Museum of the American Indian, Sealaska Gallery February  1   Teacher Workshop: Rap as Poetry: The Poetics of Hip Hop Monday,  February  1 , 4 pm Capital Gallery, Training Room, First Floor West 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. Registration is required by Wednesday, January 27. February  1  -  February 28   Renwick Walk-In Docent Tours Monday,  February  1  -  Sunday,  February 28 , 12 noon weekdays, 1 pm on Saturday and Sunday Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet in the lobby. February  1  -  February 28   Sing for Freedom Monday,  February  1  -  Sunday,  February 28 , 1, 3, and 5 pm National Museum of American History, East Wing, Second Floor February  2   Three Days Before the Shooting by Ralph Ellison: A Discussion on Race and Literary Legacy Tuesday,  February  2 , 6:30 pm National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium February  2  -  February 27   African Discovery Station Tuesday,  February  2  -  Saturday,  February 27 , days and times very National Museum of Natural History, African Voices Hall (First Floor) February  3   Lions of Industry, Mothers of Invention Wednesday,  February  3 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  3   Walk-In Tour: African American Artists in the Collection Wednesday,  February  3 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  4   Face-to-Face Thursday,  February  4 , 6 pm National Portrait Gallery Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  4  -  February 5   Sit Down, Stand Up! Thursday,  February  4  -  Friday,  February 5 , 10:15 and 11:30 am National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  4  -  February 14   Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins Thursday,  February  4  -  Sunday,  February 14 ,  Thursdays through Sundays, February 4-14, 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm National Museum of American History, East Wing, Second Floor February  6   CANCELED: Black History Month Family Day Celebration Saturday,  February  6 , 10 am - 5:30 pm National Museum of American History February  6   Blended Families: Tracing African-Native American Genealogy Saturday,  February  6 , 1 pm National Museum of the American Indian, Resource Center, Third Level February  6   The Lady Who Swings the Band: The Mary Lou Williams Centennial Celebration Saturday,  February  6 , 7:30 pm National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  10   Walk-In Tour: African American Arts in the Collection Wednesday,  February  10 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  10   African Americans in Mexico--Historical Linkages Wednesday,  February  10 , 7 pm Anacostia Community Musuem Reservations required. Call 202.633.4844. February  11   Duke Ellington--Scurlock Family Friend Thursday,  February  11 , 12:15 pm National Museum of American History, Flag Hall, Second Floor February  11   Face-to-Face Thursday,  February  11 , 6 pm National Portrait Gallery Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  11   The Brass Letters of Citizenship: Lincoln, African Americans, and Military Service Thursday,  February  11 , 7 pm National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium February  11  -  February 12   Sit Down, Stand Up! Thursday,  February  11  -  Friday,  February 12 , 10:15 and 11:30 am National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  13   Family Days: African American Pioneers in Aviation Saturday,  February  13 , 10 am - 3 pm National Air and Space Museum, Steven Udvar-Hazy Center February  13   Reel Portraits: Artist and Sitter Saturday,  February  13 , 2 and 4:30 pm National Portrait Gallery, McEvoy Auditorium February  13   Picturing the Promise: Reading Memories Saturday,  February  13 , 4 pm Bus Boys and Poets 5th and K Streets NW, Washington, D.C. February  14   The Legacy of the Tenor Saxophone: From Coleman Hawkins to the Present Sunday,  February  14 , 11 am Anacostia Community Museum Tickets are $15. Space is limited. Call 202.633.4866. February  16  -  February 28   Historic Theater: Join the Student Sit-Ins Tuesday,  February  16  -  Sunday,  February 28 ,  Tuesdays through Sundays, February 16-28, 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm National Museum of American History, East Wing, Second Floor February  17   Walk-In Tour: African American Artists in the Collection Wednesday,  February  17 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  18   Teacher Workshop: IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas Thursday,  February  18 , 4-6:30 pm National Museum of the American Indian February  18   Face-to-Face Thursday,  February  18 , 6 pm National Portrait Gallery Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  18   Lincoln, Race, and the American Presidency Thursday,  February  18 , 7 pm National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium February  18  -  February 19   Sit Down, Stand Up! Thursday,  February  18  -  Friday,  February 19 , 10:15 and 11:30 am National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  20   Family Days: African American Pioneers in Aviation Saturday,  February  20 , 10 am - 3 pm National Air and Space Museum, National Mall February  20   Artist Miguel Covarrubias Depicts Noted African Americans Saturday,  February  20 , 10:30 am Anacostia Community Museum Reservations required. Call 202.633.4844. February  20   Black History Month Family Celebration Saturday,  February  20 , 11 am - 3 pm National Postal Museum, Atrium February  20   Mardi Gras Day: Veracruz Carnaval Saturday,  February  20 , 11 am - 3 pm Anacostia Community Museum For information, call 202.633.4875 or e-mail ACMinfo@si.edu. February  22   Words Between Two Reformers: Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt Sunday,  February  22 , 7 pm Donald W. Reynolds Center, McEvoy Auditorium February  24   Women in Education: Continuing the Legacy Wednesday,  February  24 , 11 am S. Dillon Ripley Center, Discovery Theater February  24   Walk-In Tour: African American Artists in the Collection Wednesday,  February  24 , 12:30 pm Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  25   Diane Macklin: Griot Storyteller Thursday,  February  25 , 11:30 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  25   How--and Why--the Lunch Counter Came to the Museum Thursday,  February  25 , 12:15 pm National Museum of American History, Flag Hall, Second Floor February  25   All-American Music: Behind the Scenes with Porgy and Bess Thursday,  February  25 , 7 pm National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium February  26   Diane Macklin: Griot Storyteller Friday,  February  26 , 10:15 am Discovery Theater, S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.633.3030. February  27   Picturing the Promise: Making Photo and Memory Quilts Saturday,  February  27 , 10 am - 12 noon Lamond-Riggs Public Library 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. For more information, call 202.633.0070 or 202.541.6255. February  27   Casbah to Zanzibar: Diversity Through Dance Saturday,  February  27 , 2 pm Anacostia Community Museum Space is limited. For reservations, call 202.633.4866.