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1 TUESDAY 



Traditional Sliadow neater u 

 PERFORMANCE, 7:00 p.m. 

 Kaufmann Theater,$7.00 

 members, $10.00 nonmembers 



3 THURSDAY 



Sharlc! Fact and Fantasy m 

 MEMBERS' PREVIEW: Exhibit- 

 ion Viewing (Participating and 

 Higlner Members), 4:00, free, 

 and Naturemax screening (all 

 members), 7:30 p.m., $6.00 



4 FRIDAY 



Sharl<! Fact and Fantasy 

 SPECIAL EXHIBITION, 

 Public opening 



Searcti for the Great Sharl<s ▲ 

 IMAX FILM, public opening, 

 Naturemax Theater 



5 SATURDAY 



Wonderful Sicy • 

 SKY SHOW FOR CHILDREN, 

 1 0:30 and 1 1 :45 a.m., Hayden 

 Planetarium, $7.00 adults, 

 $4,00 children 



8 TUESDAY 



"The Formation and Evolution 

 of Dwarf Galaxies" • 

 LECTURE, 7:30 p.m., Hayden 

 Planetarium, $6.00 members, 

 $8.00 nonmembers 



"Saving Grace atAngl<or Wat" ■ 

 LECTURE, 7:00 p.m., Kaufmann 

 Theater, $6.00 members, 

 $9.00 nonmembers 



13 SUNDAY 



Afro-Dominican Music 

 and Dance + 

 PERFORMANCE, 2:00 and 

 4:00 p.m., Kaufmann Theater 



14 MONDAY 



"Ancestors: The Search For 

 Our Human Origins" * 

 LECTURE, 7:00 p.m.. Main 

 Auditorium, $25.00 



15 TUESDAY 



Understanding the Global 

 Crisis: The Role of Ethnicity, 

 Religion, and Nationalism + 

 PANEL DISCUSSION, 7:30 p.m.. 

 Main Auditorium. Limited 

 seating, call in advance for 

 free tickets. 



17 THURSDAY 



"A Society of Wolves" m 

 LECTURE, 7:00 p.m., Kaufmann 

 Theater; $8.00 members, 

 $.11.00 nonmembers 



22 TUESDAY 

 Global Renewal: The Search 

 East and West for Philosophi- 

 cal and Spiritual Vision + 

 PANEL DISCUSSION, 7:30 p.m.. 

 Main Auditorium. Limited 

 seating; call in advance for 

 free tickets. 



24 THURSDAY 



"Signs of Life: The Language 

 and Meanings of DNA" * 

 LECTURE, 7:00 p.m., Main 

 Auditorium, $25.00 



26 SATURDAY 



Shaman Ritual: Practice, 

 Performance, & Metaphor * 

 TWO-DAY CONFERENCE and 

 PERFORMANCES, 1:00-5:30 

 p.m.. Hall of Ocean Life, 

 call for ticket and schedule 

 information. 



27 SUNDAY 



Shaman Ritual: Practice, 

 Performance, & Metaphor * 

 CONFERENCE and 

 PERFORMANCES continue, 

 11:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m. at The 

 Asia Society. Call for ticket 

 and schedule information. 



Malaki Ma Kongo 

 (Big Feast of the Congo) * 

 PERFORMANCE, 2:00 and 

 4:00 p.m., Kaufmann Theater 



THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY 



Waura: Drawings of the 

 Waura Indians 

 SPECIAL EXHIBITION, 

 Akeley Gallery 



Global Cultures in a 

 Changing World * 

 LECTURES & PERFORMANCES 



Star Trek Exhibition: A 

 Retrospective of the 60's 

 SPECIAL EXHIBITION; with 

 Orion Rendezvous: A Star Trek 

 Voyage of Discovery • 

 SKY SHOW, Daily Showings, 

 Hayden Planetarium, $7.00 

 adults, $4.00 children 



Z.aser Light Shows • 

 Hayden Planetarium, Fridays 

 and Saturdays, 7:00, 8:30, and 

 10:00 p.m., $8.50 



Shark Surprise m 

 MEMBERS' BIRTHDAY PARTIES 

 in the special exhibition 

 Shark! Fact and Fantasy, 

 Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m.; 

 Fridays, 4:00 p.m.; Saturdays 

 and Sundays, 11:00 a.m. and 

 2:30 p.m. $275.00, plus $15.00 

 per child 



■ Membership, 769-5606 A Naturemax Theater, 769-5650 * Education, 769-5310 • Hayden Planetarium, 769-5900 



American Museum of Natural History 



Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City - For information, call 212-769-5100 



