As the weather gives a preview to what spring feels like, what better than to get into the spring fever by surrounding yourself with hundreds of exotic butterflies!? And since the recession is still beating some of us up, why pay money? Visit the National Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Pavilion on Tuesday and get in FREE to witness some of the world's most exotic butterflies as they whiz past your face, if not land on it!

If you can't make it on Tuesdays, the exhibit is only $6 [or less for seniors, children, members and groups of 10 or more] for adults.

Check out the Butterfly Species Finder for a preview of what's in store.

As the weather gives a preview to what spring feels like, what better than to get into the spring fever by surrounding yourself with hundreds of exotic butterflies!? And since the recession is still beating some of us up, why pay money? Visit the National Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Pavilion on Tuesday and get in FREE to witness some of the world's most exotic butterflies as they whiz past your face, if not land on it!

If you can't make it on Tuesdays, the exhibit is only $6 [or less for seniors, children, members and groups of 10 or more] for adults.

Check out the Butterfly Species Finder for a preview of what's in store.

Sally Berk, a Washington preservationist, will give a guided tour of the exhibition she co-curated with Caroline Mesrobian Hickman, Celebrating a Century of Wardman Row-House Neighborhoods. This exhibit recounts the story of real-estate mogul Harry Wardman, who claimed in 1925 that he housed 10% of Washington’s population. The critical role he played, not only in the development of the Bloomingdale, Columbia Heights, and Brightwood — three row-house neighborhoods that were built along major streetcar lines in the early years of the 20th century — but in the constituent city as a whole, is told with historic photographs, maps, and advertisements; architectural floor plans and elevations; and the faces and voices of current residents. (The exhibit was sponsored by the DC Preservation League and funded in part by the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.)

Meet at the entrance to the Kiplinger Library located on the second level of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (Suitable for all ages) No RSVP required. FREE

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 21

Opening - Friday, Nov. 6, 6-8 pm

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
1632 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
smithfarm.com/gallery
(202) 483-8600

Please join us in launching our Fotoweek event as we present the Mexican Photographer, Dulce Pinzon's series, "The Story of the Real Superheroes" (dulcepinzon.com/superheroes.htm), which satirically documents Latino immigrants in New York City, working in their mundane environments donning superhero costumes. In doing so, Pinzon raises questions of both Americans' definition of heroism and ignorance of and indifference to the workforce that fuels the ever-consuming US economy. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

The opening is co-sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Institute

FREE and Open to the public