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elleng

(131,145 posts)
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 04:50 PM Jun 2023

On June 24, 2023, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer--Solstice Saturday

—by staying open late and hosting programs and performances.

Several museums on the National Mall will have extended hours, with three museums staying open until midnight. View participating museums and details below.

Solstice Saturday is held in association with Hofstra University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Hofstra University’s Astronomy Festival on the National Mall takes place Saturday, June 24, 6–11 p.m., across from the National Air and Space Museum.

https://www.si.edu/solsticesaturday?

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On June 24, 2023, the Smithsonian marks the first Saturday of summer--Solstice Saturday (Original Post) elleng Jun 2023 OP
It's my daughter's golden birthday this Saturday. Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #1
It's my birthday too! Is 70 a number of note? dem4decades Jun 2023 #2
Have a Happy Birthday dem4decades! Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #3

Bluethroughu

(5,201 posts)
1. It's my daughter's golden birthday this Saturday.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 05:04 PM
Jun 2023

She'd love to have visited those museums, if we were only a little closer.

Bluethroughu

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3. Have a Happy Birthday dem4decades!
Wed Jun 21, 2023, 12:23 AM
Jun 2023

My daughter will be 24.

I hope to make that 70 achievement myself someday in the not so far away distant future.

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