Title: Press Release: Superhero panel at Smithsonian Post by: Great Rao on June 19, 2006, 11:26:01 AM Just in time for the release of Bryan Singer's long-awaited SUPERMAN RETURNS, the Smithsonian's Resident Associate Program is presenting an exciting panel celebrating and examining the role of superheroes in popular culture.
Superhero authorities DANNY FINGEROTH, DENNIS O'NEIL, MICHAEL USLAN, and TOM DeFALCO are the panelists. DR. ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG, curator of Geppi's Entertainment Museum, will be the moderator. Here are the details: Smithsonian Resident Associate Program event: Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society Thurs., June 22, 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets: Gen. Admission $25, RAP Members $15 Location: Carmichael Auditorium National Museum of American History 14th & Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC To purchase advance tickets, go to: http://residentassociates.org/otojun/superman.asp or call: (202) 357-3030 |