Museum events in March

Natural History, March, 2002

"BASEBALL AS AMERICA"

Exhibition opens 3/16 in Gallery 3 and continues through 8/18/02.

Screenings 3/16, 3/31: Program of baseball shorts, including Mickey's Nine (1927), Boulevardier From the Bronx (1936), and Oompahs (1951). Presented by film historian Karl Cohen, San Francisco State University. Kaufmann and Linder Theaters, 1:00-2:00 P.M.

"PEARLS"

Exhibition in Gallery 4 through 4/14/02. Lecture 3/2, 3/3: "Carib Pearls: The Impact of the Spanish-Caribbean Pearl Trade on the Indigenous People of the Caribbean." A. Michael Auld, Bell Multicultural School. Linder Theater, 1:00 P.M.

Performance 3/2, 3/3: Kinding Sindaw ("Dance of Light"). Linder Theater, 2:00 P.M.

Lecture 3/2, 3/3: "Powhatan's Pearls: Freshwater Wealth During the European Contact Period of Early America" Native American historian and artist Rose Powhatan. Linder Theater, 2:45 P.M.

Workshops 3/10, 3/17: "Pearl Needle Art." Artist Ita Aber. Room 319, 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M.

Screening 3/15: Pearl of the South Seas (1926). Silent feature film by Shackleton expedition photographer Frank Hurley, with piano improvisation by Ben Model. Kaufmann Theater, 7:00 P.M.

Screenings 3/17, 3/30: Program of short films that feature pearls, including Sultan Pepper (1934) and Ali Baba Bunny (1957). Presented by Karl Cohen. Kaufmann Theater, 1:00-2:00 P.M.

MARINE CONSERVATION

Film and panel 3/5: "Empty Oceans, Empty Nets." Carl Safina, National Audubon Society's Living Oceans Program. Linder Theater, 7:00 P.M.

Symposium 3/7-3/8: "Sustaining Seascapes: The Science and Policy of Marine Resource Management." Kaufmann and Linder Theaters, 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Information at (212) 769-5200 or at research.amnh.org/ biodiversity/.

SCIENCE MEETS MUSIC

Discussion and concert 3/14: "An Evening of Theremin" (a musical instrument, invented by a physicist, that is played without being touched). AMNH senior preparator David McCornack and musician Pamelia Kurstin. Rose Center, 7:30 P.M.

"FORCED OUT! SEEKING REFUGE"

Roundtable 3/9: "The Reality of Refugee Women." Presented by Art for Change. Linder Theater, 4:30 P.M.

Performance 3/9: Displaced. Stephanie Barton-Farcas, Natily Blair, Julie Campbell, Gina Daniels, and Jo Yang. Kaufmann Theater, 6:00 P.M.

Workshop for teens 3/10: "On Refugees." Leonhardt People Center, 1:00-4:00 P.M.

"PAPER TRAILS ... IN REAL TIME!"

Art installation 3/9-4/21 (weekends): "The Path of Paper." Sculptor Helen Evans Ramsaran. Leonhardt People Center, 1:00-5:00 P.M.

Lecture 3/9: "Global Paper." Mina Takahashi, Gall Deery, Lynn Sures. Leonhardt People Center, 1:00 P.M.

Field trip 3/9: Dieu Donne Papermill, 4:00-6:00 P.M.

Walking tour 3/9, 3/10: "Paper Objects in the Halls of Asian and African Peoples." 2:00 P.M.

Workshop 3/10: "Accordion-Fold Books" Calder Lab, 3:00-4:00 P.M.

Workshop 3/23: "Objects of Power for Mothers, Daughters, and Others." Calder Lab, 3:00-4:30 P.M.

Gallery talk 3/23, 3/24: "Images and Symbols of the Power of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa." AMNH Hall of African Peoples, 2:00 P.M.

Slide lecture 3/24: "Dwellings: Real and Imagined." Leonhardt People Center, 3:00 P.M.

AMNH BOOK CLUB

Monthly meeting 3/10: Women of Discovery: A Celebration of Intrepid Women Who Explored the World, by Milbry Polk and Mary Tiegreen. Portrait Room, 3:00-4:30 P.M.

GARDENING

Composting course 3/26-4/23 (five Tuesdays): Scott Kaufmann, Manhattan Compost Project and New York Botanical Garden. Information at (718) 817-8024. Rose Center Classroom, 6:00 P.M.

ASTRONOMY & COSMOLOGY

Lecture 3/4: "When the Universe Was Young: The Most Distant Objects in the Universe." Astrophysicist Michael Strauss, Princeton University. Space Theater, Hayden Planetarium, 7:30 P.M.

Lecture 3/18: "First Light: The End of the Cosmic Dark Ages and the Formation of Stars." Michael Norman, Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences,

University of California, San Diego. Space Theater, Hayden Planetarium, 7:30 P.M.

Upcoming sky events 3/26: "Celestial Highlights." Joe Rao, meteorologist and Natural History columnist. Space Theater, Hayden Planetarium, 6:30 P.M.

"CREATING ETHNICITY"

Photographic self-portraits 3/22-4/21: Artist Margaret Francis. Charles A. Dana Education Wing.

JAMES ARTHUR LECTURE

Lecture 3/5: "Emotion and the Human Brain." Neurologist Antonio Damasio, Iowa College of Medicine and the Salk Institute. Kaufmann Theater, 6:00 P.M.

ALSO IN MARCH

Tours: "Many Religions: One City" Visit centers of worship around New York City and pertinent AMNH galleries. Karen Kane, AMNH. 9:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M., beginning 3/16. For information about this and other tours, workshops, and field trips, call (212) 769-5200.

Planetarium courses: "How To Choose a Telescope" "The Planets: A Historical Perspective," and others. Complete schedule at (212) 769-5200 or at www.amnh.org/hayden/.> The American Museum of Natural History is located at Central Park West and 79th Street in New York City. For listings of exhibitions, public programs, and hours, call (212) 769-5100 or visit the Museum's Web site at www.amnh.org. Space Show tickets, retail products, and Museum memberships are also available online.