Young people and families participated in lectures, tours, 

 classes, and special events. A Halloween party featured Spider- 

 Man, who was joined by real-life cronies in the dynamic inter- 

 active exhibition "Spiders!" at the National Museum of 

 Natural History. International Children's Day, sponsored with 

 the Embassy of Italy, offered children and their parents a 

 chance to sing along with Italian actor Carlo Cicala as he 

 taught holiday songs and told children's folktales. "The Mak- 

 ing of the Lion King: From Film to Book" gave youngsters a 

 chance to get behind the scenes of the movie that became an 

 instant classic. Live theater was also en|oyed by over 75,000 

 youngsters from elementary through middle school, thanks to 

 the 12 different productions presented at Discovery Theater, 

 including "When Lions Could Fly," "Coyote Walk and other 

 Native American Tales," and the children's favorite classic, 

 "Aesop's Fables." 



The Young Benefactors (YB), the Smithsonian membership 

 group aimed at Washington-area professionals 25-45 years of 

 age, continued their outreach and fundraising efforts by rais- 

 ing a record $100,000 for the Institution during 1995. Young 

 Benefactors hosted and participated in the following activi- 

 ties: "Under the Sea," a YB extravaganza highlighting the 

 Ocean Planet exhibit at the National Museum of Natural His- 

 tory; "Boot, Scoot, and Boogie at the National Zoo;" and 

 "Tour de YB," a bicycle excursion to Smithsonian's Conserva- 

 tion and Research Center at Front Royal, Virginia. YB mem- 

 bers celebrated their most successful year ever at the sixth 

 annual Blast-Off Black Tie Gala and Silent Auction held at 

 the National Air and Space Museum. 



Specially designed weekend programs brought Smithsonian 

 scholars to locales beyond the National Mall. TSA concluded 

 its 10-city sequence of educational events in California, begun 

 the year before, with programs in San Francisco and Los Ange- 

 les under the theme, "Many Cultures, One Nation." Working 

 closely with the Arts Council of El Paso, Texas, and the Uni- 

 versity of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, TSA presented a borderland 

 series of events in both English and Spanish. In addition, an 

 exceptionally well-received series was presented as part of the 

 Scranton Preparatory School's 50th anniversary commemora- 

 tion, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 



Study tours and seminars were enjoyed by Associates who 

 had the chance to experience the Smithsonian without having 

 to come to Washington, D.C. Seminar participants traveled 

 the globe from Indonesia to Ireland, from California to the 

 District of Columbia, studying a variety of topics through 

 four- and five-day intensive educational experiences. Some ot 

 the most popular seminars introduced Associates to ecological 

 issues in Yosemite National Park, to the history of the atomic 

 bomb at Los Alamos, and to the beauty and imagery of 

 Monet's art. To make it more convenient for Associates to 

 learn about domestic travel with the Smithsonian, the listing 

 of U.S. seminars was combined into one catalog with the na- 

 tional study tours. 



Smithsonian national tours took Associates to breathtaking 

 out-of-the-way places such as Alaska's spectacular fjords and 



glaciers on "Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness." "Spring 

 Gardens of the Delaware Valley" covered one of the most hor- 

 ticulturally rich areas in the U.S., with visits to the duPont es- 

 tate gardens of Longwood and Winterthur. New domestic 

 study tours in 1995 included "Railroading the Appalachi- 

 ans'and "Arizona History and Architecture." 



International study tours continued to lure Associates, offer- 

 ing them a chance to see regions of the world through the 

 unique perspectives that only the Smithsonian offers. After a 

 four-year hiatus, Associates returned to Central Asia and the 

 new countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (formerly of the 

 U.S.S.R). The Smithsonian's first tour to Syria focused on the 

 classical archaeological sites Palmyra and Apamea, while new 

 tours to Vietnam provided an intimate look into this rapidly 

 changing country. 



TSA also launched several important initiatives in 

 1995. A very special collaboration with SITES and 

 "Artrain: America's Museum in Motion" resulted in the 

 development of a traveling exhibition highlighting 

 works from The Smithsonian Associates' wonderfully 

 varied commissioned art. In March 1996, the exhibition 

 will begin a nationwide three-year trip via the railways 

 to communities traditionally under-served by museums. 

 TSA also started an audiotape collection of some of its 

 well-regarded speakers. To be known as "Voices from 

 The Smithsonian Associates," the collection will build 

 over the coming years, making it possible for people 

 around the country to enjoy a varied selection of the 

 best Resident Associate programs. TSA also rook an 

 important step in strengthening its ability to provide 

 outstanding customer service with the implementation 

 of new ticketing systems for all its events. 



Smithsonian Institution Press 



Daniel H. Goodwin, Acting Director 



In the more than 125 titles the Press publishes or distrib- 

 utes each year, there is a range of scholarship from techni- 

 cal science and academic subjects through general-interest 

 illustrated works, classic recordings, historic videos, and 

 high-volume works created with commercial partners. As 

 the Institution's publisher, the Press is responsible for 

 Smithsonian Year and Annals of the Smithsonian as well as 

 other statute-mandated documents for distribution to 

 Depository Libraries and the international academic com- 

 munity. Books, recordings, and videos are printed and 

 manufactured with nonfederal funds and are sold to the 

 trade through commissioned sales representatives, 

 direct response strategies, and copublishing 

 agreements. 



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