activities. Led by renowned Taino musician Irka Mateo. First come, first served. For information contact NMAINYToddlers@
si.edu. Toddler Music is generously supported by Con Edison.
FILM & VIDEO
The Chocalate Farmer, directed by Rohan Fernando.
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION Saturday, Nov. 14 11 a.m – 3 p.m. Rotunda Navajo, or Diné, culture will be the focus of the Museum’s Native American Heritage Month Celebration. Demonstrations will include rug and basket weaving by well- known artists, with presentations that highlight Navajo pottery, jewelry and other art forms. Artist discussions will focus on the importance and significance of turquoise, coral and other gemstones to Navajo culture. Specialty tours will take place in the exhibi- tion Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family.
Day of the Dead.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: DAY OF THE DEAD Saturday, Oct. 31 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Rotunda Enjoy a fun-filled day for the entire family in this annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Traditional dances honoring the ancestors will be performed by Cetiliztli Nauhcampa by a community ofrenda, or altar. Hands-on activities include embellishing paper skull masks, decorating skeleton puppets, creating paper flowers and painting plaster skulls.
STORYBOOK READING & HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Saturday, Nov. 14 1 p.m. Education Classroom Listen to The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link and illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker. Make a finger- weaving bookmark to take home.
DAILY AND WEEKLY PROGRAMS:
TODDLER MUSIC WITH IRKA MATEO Wednesdays through Dec. 16 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Education Classroom Drop in with your toddlers (14 months–three years) and learn about Taino culture through stories, song, movement and hands-on
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SCREENINGS: *Daily Screenings will no longer take place during the construction of the imagiNATIONS Activity Center.
SPECIAL SCREENING
THE CHOCOLATE FARMER (2011, 71 min.) Canada. Rohan Fernando. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Saturday, Sept. 19 3 p.m. Auditorium In an unspoiled corner of southern Belize, cacao farmer and father Eladio Pop manually works his plantation in the tradition of his Mayan ancestors – as a steward of the land. The film captures a year in the life of the Pop family as they struggle to preserve their values in a world that is dramatically chang- ing around them. A lament for cultures lost, The Chocolate Farmer challenges our deeply held assumptions of progress.
AT THE MOVIES:
EDGE OF AMERICA (2003, 105 min.) United States. Chris Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho). Saturday, Nov. 7 6 p.m. Auditorium Inspired by a true, made-in-New Mexico story, this upbeat feature follows a girls’ high school basketball team as they learn how to win. Led by their coach, the girls discover the values of passion, dedication and discipline as they climb from the bottom of their division to compete for the state title.
PHOTO BY MARY CATHRYN ROTH
PHOTO ©2010 ARAM KOUYOUMDJIAN
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