Date: 04/01/2009 - 03/31/2010

The United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) is a unique U.S. Navy officer Corps with no exact counterpart in any other service or any other Navy in the world.

The primary mission of the CEC is to support the Fleet and U.S. Marine Corps shore establishment by providing professional facilities engineering services and management at all Navy and Marine Corps facilities worldwide.

Location: U.S. Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center
Phone: 202- 737-2300

Address: 701 Pennsylvania Ave., #123
Washington,DC, 20004

Date: 10/01/2009 - 03/01/2010

Enjoy Chinese rolls with prawns, ginger, mint and sweet soy; satay skewers with hot chili sauce; and the "Ancient Warrior" cocktail - a refreshing blend of domain canton ginger liquor, firefly raspberry tea vodka, Chambord and Sprite.

Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC

Address: 1150 22nd St. NW,
Washington,DC, 20037

Date: 10/11/2009 - 10/11/2010

The Asian Collections are some of the Arboretum`s most dramatic. The terrain slopes steeply from the heights of Hickey Hill to the placid Anacostia River, and a dazzling array of plants adorns the slopes; in this collection, something is blooming in every month of the year. The south facing slopes also impart one of the warmest microclimates available at the Arboretum; Taiwania, Daphniphyllum, and other plants that are tender north of Washington, DC are grown here.

Admission: Free
Location: U.S. National Arboretum

Address: 3501 New York Ave. NE,
Washington,DC, 20002

Date: 10/16/2009 - 10/16/2010

The National Bonsai; Penjing Museum has one of the largest collections of these timeless trees in North
America.

Admission: Free
Location: U.S. National Arboretum
Phone: 202 245-2726

Address: 3501 New York Ave. NE,
Washington,DC, 20002

Date: 10/16/2009 - 10/16/2010

The Asia Trail is an ongoing zoo exhibit, home to fascinating Asian species including sloth bears, fishing cats, red pandas, clouded leopards, Asian small-clawed otters and giant pandas

Admission: Free
Location: National Zoological Park

Address: 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20008

Date: 10/16/2009 - 10/16/2010

A large group of Chinese porcelains spanning the Ming and Qing Dynasties, from the early 1400s to the late 1800s.

Admission: Free
Location: National Gallery of Art

Address: 6th St. & Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20565

Date: 10/16/2009 - 10/16/2010

A museum actor tells the life story and little-known accomplishments of David Glasgow Farragutâthe first Hispanic American United States Navy admiral.

Admission: Free
Location: National Museum of American History
Phone: 202 633-3129

Address: 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20013

Date: 10/16/2009 - 10/16/2010

During the Revolutionary War, one of the American vessels, the âPhiladelphia,â sank during the battle and rested on the bottom of the lake until 1935.

Admission: Free
Location: National Museum of American History

Address: 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20013

Date: 10/16/2009 - 05/31/2010

New permanent exhibition designed builds on the Smithsonianâs unparalleled National Watercraft Collection to tell the story of the influence of maritime culture on American history.

Admission: Free
Location: National Museum of American History
Phone: 202-633-1000

Address: 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington ,DC,

Date: 10/16/2009 - 10/16/2010

Surveys the history of the U.S. military from the Colonial era to the present.

Admission: Free
Location: National Museum of American History

Address: 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20013

Date: 11/02/2009 - 03/31/2010

Each week, starting November 2, TenPenh`s Chef de Cuisine Cliff Wharton will offer a Terra Cotta Pot lunch special and the Emperor`s Choice three-course prix fixe dinner that will showcase a different spice prominent in Chinese cuisine. Dishes including the Sichuanese Braised Fish in Spicy Sauce, will feature spices such as chives, Chinese pepper, cinnamon and coriander that date back to the era of the Warriors` creation as early as 200 B.C.

Admission: $18 lunch; $38 dinner
Location: TenPenh Restaurant
Phone: 202-393-4500

Address: 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20004

Date: 11/04/2009 - 03/07/2010

Mie N Yu will offer a four-course tasting menu of regional Chinese flavors. Each guest purchasing the menu will receive a complimentary VIP ticket to the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibition.

Admission: $49/person, reservations recommended
Location: Mie N Yu

Address: 3125 M St. NW,
Washington,DC, 20007

Date: 11/08/2009 - 07/04/2010

The exhibition brings focus to the overlooked history of African contributions to Mexican culture from 1519 to the present day. It tells the little-known story of Afro-descendants in Mexico during the past 500 years, including the story of Yanga, an enslaved African who escaped to found the first free town in the Americas, near Veracruz, Mexico, in 1610. Highlights of the exhibition include "casta" paintings (paintings used to delineate racial categories and the ever-increasing complexity of racial mixture); discussions of African slavery in Mexico and the hero/slave rebel Yanga; and artifacts related to the traditions and popular culture of the Afro-Mexicans.

Admission: FREE
Location: Anacostia Community Museum
Phone: 202-633-4820

Address: 1901 Fort Pl. SE,
Washington,DC, 20013

Date: 11/10/2009 - 05/30/2010

This 20-panel banner exhibition focuses on the interactions between African American and Native American people, especially those of blended heritage. It also sheds light on the dynamics of race, community, culture, and creativity, and addresses the human desires of being and belonging. IndiVisible includes accounts of cultural integration and diffusion as well as the struggle to define and preserve identity. Stories are set within the context of a larger society that, for centuries, has viewed people through the prism of race brought to the Western Hemisphere by European settlers. By combining the voices of the living with those of their ancestors, IndiVisible provides an extraordinary opportunity to understand the history and contemporary perspectives of people of African and Native American descent.

Admission: FREE
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Phone: (202) 633-1000

Address: 4th St. & Independence Ave. SW,
Washington,DC, 20013

Date: 11/13/2009 - 02/25/2010

"Holidays on Display" examines the art, industry and history of the commercial holiday displays that enchanted the public from the 1920s to the 1960s. A pertinent theme in the exhibition is the evocation of the holiday spirit and the opportunities for self-expression such projects allowed. The exhibition focuses on the craftsmanship and creative effort involved in holiday displays and the memories they created. "Holidays on Display" examines the subject from the viewpoints of artists, producers and the public for whom the displays were made. For many Americans, department store displays stand out as an enjoyable memory and an integral component of civic, social life.

Admission: FREE.
Location: National Museum of American History

Address: 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington,DC, 20013

Date: 11/14/2009 - 02/25/2010

Children at play in fragrant gardens or at work in lush fields have been a recurring theme in Chinese art over the past two millennia. Objects and paintings dating from the first through the 20th century, complemented by ceramics and ivory carvings, depict children playing in urban and rural settings. Relationships among family members, from infants in mothers` arms to siblings splashing in a tub of water, are explored through various media. Common childhood delights of catching butterflies and skipping rope are juxtaposed with lively images of boys herding oxen and romping in fields, all lovingly depicted in engaging scenes throughout the centuries.


Admission: FREE.
Location: Freer Gallery of Art
Phone: 202.633.1000

Address: Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 707
Washington,DC, 20013