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Ongoing Exhibition   Banding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5pm Anacostia Community Museum Ongoing Exhibition   Body of Evidence Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5:30 pm National Museum of African Art Ongoing Exhibition   D.C. Undercover: Photographs by Steven M. Cummings Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5pm Anacostia Community Museum Ongoing Exhibition   Two Hundred Years of Black Paper Dolls: The Collection of Arabella Grayson Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5 pm Anacostia Community Museum Ongoing Exhibition   Visual Griots of Mali Ongoing Exhibition , 10 am - 5:30 pm National Museum of Natural History February  1   Ka-Mbili: Juxtapower with Sduduzo Ka-Mbili Thursday,  February  1 , 10:15 and 11:30 am National Museum of Natural History Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  1  -  February 28   Black History Month at Natural History Thursday,  February  1  -  Wednesday,  February 28 , 10:15 am - 12 noon, Tuesdays-Fridays National Museum of Natural History February  1  -  February 28   Daily Walk-in Tour at the Renwick Gallery Thursday,  February  1  -  Wednesday,  February 28 , 12 noon weekdays, 1pm Saturdays and Sundays Renwick Gallery February  1  -  February 28   Smithsonian American Art Museum Walk-Ins Thursday,  February  1  -  Wednesday,  February 28 , 12 noon and 2 pm Reynolds Center Meet in the F Street Lobby. February  2   How Old Is a hero? Friday,  February  2 , 10:15 and 11:30 am S. Dillon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  2   Race and Ethnicity in a Global Art World Friday,  February  2 , 12:30 pm Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden February  3   Art Dolls from Paper Saturday,  February  3 , 10:30 am - 2 pm Anacostia Community Museum Registration fee of $10 due January 26. Call 202.633.4844 February  3   Black History Celebration Saturday,  February  3 , 1 - 3 pm Postal Museum February  3  -  February 4   Animals of Africa Saturday,  February  3  -  Sunday,  February 4 , 10 am - 12 noon National Zoo Registration required. Call 202.633.4259 February  6  -  February 8   How Old Is a Hero? Tuesday,  February  6  -  Thursday,  February 8 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  7   Curator's Choice: "Eugene Bullard: An African American Fighter Pilot in World War I" Wednesday,  February  7 , 12 noon National Air and Space Museum February  8  -  February 9   Treasures from Grandmother Africa Thursday,  February  8  -  Friday,  February 9 , 10:15 am, 11 am, 11:45 am, and 12:30 pm National Museum of African Art Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  9   Black History Month School Program: An Exploration of African Musical Roots in the Americas Friday,  February  9 , 9:30 am National Museum of Natural History For free school-group reservations, call 202.633.5460 February  9   African Voices: Exhibition Tour Friday,  February  9 , 11 am National Museum of Natural History Registration required for this free tour. Call 202.633.4909 February  10   African American Pioneers in Aviation Saturday,  February  10 , 10 am - 3 pm National Air and Space Museum February  10   Treasures from Grandmother Africa Saturday,  February  10 , 11 and 11:45 am National Museum of African Art Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  10   Black History Month Drop-In Programs Saturday,  February  10 , 12 noon - 4 pm Reynolds Center, National Portrait Gallery For more information, call 202.275.2617 February  10   How Old Is a Hero? Saturday,  February  10 , 12:30 pm Ripley Center Tickets Required. Call 202.357.1500 February  10   Triumphs, Trophies, and Treasures: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at SAAM's Collection of African American Saturday,  February  10 , 3 pm Reynolds Center February  10   African Musical Roots in the Americas Saturday,  February  10 , 6 pm National Museum of Natural History Sponsored by Petroleos de Venezuela and the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. February  11   African Musical Roots: A Hands-On Family Program Sunday,  February  11 , 2 pm Venezuelan Embassy Sponsored by Petroleos de Venezuela and the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. February  15   Ooh, Baby, Baby: Loving the Motown Sound Thursday,  February  15 , 7 pm Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.357.3030 February  15  -  February 16   Trickster Tales & Sea Island Songs: A Georgia Sea Island Play-Party Thursday,  February  15  -  Friday,  February 16 , 10:15 am and 11:45 am Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  15  -  September 7   African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection Thursday,  February  15  -  Saturday,  September 7 , 10 am - 5:30 pm National Museum of African Art February  17   Trickster Tales & Sea Island Songs: A Georgia Sea Island Play-Party Saturday,  February  17 , 12 noon Ripley Center Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500 February  17   Afro@Digital Saturday,  February  17 , 2 pm National Museum of African Art February  18   African Vision: Exhibition Tour Sunday,  February  18 , 2 pm National Museum of African Art Meet at the Information Desk February  21   Curator's Choice: "Promises of Progress: Communications Satellites and Africa" Wednesday,  February  21 , 12 noon National Air and Space Museum Call 202.633.2640 for more information February  21  -  February 23   How Old Is a Hero? Wednesday,  February  21  -  Friday,  February 23 , 10:15 and 11:30 am Round House Theatre Tickets required. Call 202.357.1500. February  22   Ask Us! Conservation Clinic Thursday,  February  22 , 2 pm National Museum of African Art Registration required. Call 202.633. February  23   Andean Rhythms: Children's Music Workshop Friday,  February  23 , 10 am Ripley Center Free program, reservations are required. Call 202.633.1268 by February 18. February  23   Orixas and Ilé Aiyéf Friday,  February  23 , 12 noon National Museum of Natural History February  24   African American Pioneers in Aviation Saturday,  February  24 , 10 am - 3 pm Udvar-Hazy Center February  24   Tales of Africa Saturday,  February  24 , 10 am - 12 noon National Zoo Registration required. Call 202.633.4259. February  24   Mardi Gras Family Day--Art and Music Festival Saturday,  February  24 , 10:30 am - 2 pm Anacostia Community Museum For more information, call 202.633.4844 February  24   Let's Read about Africa Saturday,  February  24 , 11 am National Museum of African Art, Sublevel 2 February  24   Visual Griots of Mali: African Children Tell Their Stories with Cameras Saturday,  February  24 , 12 noon Natural History February  24   Black History Month Drop-In Programs Saturday,  February  24 , 12 noon - 4 pm Reynolds Center, National Portrait Gallery For more information, call 202.275.2617. February  24   The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: Benny Carter Centennial Celebration Saturday,  February  24 , 7:30 pm Voice of America Auditorium Tickets required. Call 202.357.3030. February  25   Voices from the Community: Reflections on the Body in Contemporary Art African Art Sunday,  February  25 , 2 pm National Museum of African Art February  28   Curator's Choice: "African American Astronauts from Guy Bluford to Joan Higginbotham" Wednesday,  February  28 , 12 noon National Air and Space Museum