Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 15:43:50 -0400 From: Bill Tanner Subject: A Program of Interest in Washington, DC The Smithsonian Associates, the membership department of the The Smithsonian Institution, have scheduled a program during the weekend The Names Project Quilt is in Washington, DC. Please pass this information on to those who will be here that weekend. I hope they will be able to attend. Thanks! The Quilt Sat., Oct. 12, 3 p.m. When the 45,000-panel Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt comes to Washington this month, its panels honoring some 70,000 AIDS victims will cover the Mall from 3rd to 14th streets. In the quilting tradition, the pieces made by family and friends are sewn together to create a mosaic of love and endurance. This fifth presentation of The Quilt in its entirety demonstrates the strength that brings people together in times of adversity. In this afternoon program, a panel featuring Cleve Jones and Michael Smith, co-founders of the Names Project; Steven Newsome, director of the Anacostia Museum; and Edith Mayo, curator of political history, National Museum of American History, discuss the history of the Names Project Quilt; its role in our understanding of the AIDS pandemic; its relevance to quilt art; and its value in bringing together the public and private individuals. Leonard Hirsch, liaison officer in the Smithsonian Office of International Relations, is the coordinator/moderator. CODE: 1B0-089 Baird Auditorium, Natural History Building 12th & Constitution Ave, NW. Resident Members $15; Gen. Admission $20 To register please call (202)357-3030, or Fax (202)786-2034, or tickets can be purchased at the door.