January 28 



■ Panel Discussion The Wider Audience Development 

 Program organized an Asian American program titled 

 "Defining Asian Pacific American in a Museum Con- 

 text." The discussion with scholars and museum profes- 

 sionals explored ways in which museums can respond to 

 the changing composition and identity of the Asian/ 

 Pacific American community. 



February 



■ Publications The University Press division of the 

 Smithsonian Institution Press began publishing several 

 new scholarly series or intensified publishing in photog- 

 raphy, film history, African American pioneers of avia- 

 tion, and biological diversity. The first book in the 

 Biological Diversity Handbooks series is subtitled Stan- 

 dard Methods for Amphibians. 



February 



a craft woman of the antebellum South and 

 demonstrates early pottery making techniques. 



February 4 



■ Lecture-Performance Noted Harvard University 

 scholar Alvin Poussaint examined how education can 

 serve as a tool for curtailing youth violence in a presen- 

 tation titled, "Do Pop Culture and Consumerism Pro- 

 mote Youth Violence?" The program was coordinated 

 by the Wider Audience Development Program as part 

 of the Institution-wide commemoration of Black His- 

 tory Month. 



February 5 



■ Concert The D. C. Blues Society presented "The 

 Acoustic Blues Group" at the Hirshhorn Museum and 

 Sculpture Garden. The program of down-home country 

 blues was interspersed wirh discussions of background 

 and origin. 



■ Lectures The Anne Arundel County Conservation Co- 

 alition and the Smithsonian Environmental Research 

 Center held public lectures for area landowners de- 

 signed to explain estate planning and how it can con- 

 tribute to the Smithsonian goal of protecting the Rhode 

 River watershed from future urbanization. 



February 



■ Neu- Office Alicia Gonzalez was appointed director of 

 college and university relations to evaluate existing rela- 

 tionships between institutions of higher education and 

 the museums and offices of the Smithsonian. The re- 

 sults of the analysis will suggest collaboration beneficial 

 to both the Smithsonian and colleges and universities. 



February 



■ Video Programs Three short educational videos on 

 New Mexico cultural traditions, produced by the Office 

 of Telecommunications in conjunction with the Na- 

 tional Museum of American History exhibition "Ameri- 

 can Encounters," were released for distribution to 

 schools and general audiences. 



February 



■ Performance In "Pottery of the Period" at the An- 

 acostia Museum, ceramist Winnie Owens-Hart portrays 



February 7 



■ Public Program "Ruby Dee and VanDerZee," a Cul- 

 tures in Motion program featuring Ruby Dee, was pre- 

 sented at the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate 

 Black History Month. Dee shared her memories and 

 read poetry about Harlem and photographer James 

 VanDerZee. 



February 7 and July 7J 



■ Science Fair The Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

 Education and Public Service sponsored two science 

 fairs with the Environmentors Project at the Smithson- 

 ian Castle Building. Environmental science projects de- 

 signed and constructed by Washington, DC, minority 

 high school students went on display, and awards were 

 given. The Educational Outreach Fund provided finan- 

 cial support. 



February 8— August 14 



■ Exhibition Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Mu- 

 seum presented "Packaging the New: Design and the 

 American Consumer 192.5— 1975," an exhibition high- 

 lighting the work of America's industrial designers and 

 exploring how they joined with manufacturers and ad- 

 vertisers to stimulate the economy by redesigning every- 

 day goods. 



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