Runs from December 1, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – December 20, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Adult Gingerbread House Competition
Category: Adult Programs
Winter Celebration: Songs and Stories of the Season
Wednesday, December 11, 6:30 p.m.
This program will include selections from Handel’s “Messiah,” Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” and music for the winter solstice.
Watch Party: On Pulse-Pounding, Family Driven Mysteries: A Conversation with Laura Dave
Wednesday, December 11, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Join us in the Johnson Room as we watch this live virtual author talk with #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, as she chats with us online about her newest book The Night We Lost Him. With Laura Dave’s trademark combination of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, Laura’s latest book is a riveting page-turner. Register now!
Friday Movie Matinee: “Home Alone”
Friday, December 6, 2:00 p.m.
Virtual Author Talk: Unearthed: Exploring the Smithsonian National Gem Collection with Dr. Jeffrey Post
Wednesday, December 4, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Dr. Jeffrey E. Post, the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection, discusses his book The Smithsonian National Gem Collection Unearthed: Surprising Stories Behind the Jewels.