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Tiger Plans Launched at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo launches first ever public appeal for fundraising. Plans for an ambitious tiger Conservation HQ at ZSL London Zoo will be lodged with Westminster Council at the end of this month, the Zoo announced today. - February 23, 2011 - ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo's Squirrel Monkeys Are Nuts for Each Other
Love came in the form of heart shaped bunting for ZSL London Zoo’s Bolivian squirrel monkeys today. - February 21, 2011 - ZSL London Zoo
"Illuminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1817-1894" Opens April 16 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD
Illuminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1817-1894 — a major retrospective exhibition highlighting the work of famed 19th-century marine artist James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894), opens at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD, on... - February 18, 2011 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Historic Hotels Sponsor New Galveston Mardi Gras Parade
Hotel Galvez & Spa and The Tremont House, both Wyndham Grand® Hotels, will present a new Mardi Gras! Galveston parade entitled “A Salute to George Mitchell” on Friday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. This new parade is the first parade in downtown Galveston’s Mardi Gras entertainment... - February 18, 2011 - Mitchell Historic Properties
ZSL London Zoo to Open Largest Ever Penguin Pool
More than 100 penguins will flock to ZSL London Zoo this summer with the opening of England’s largest ever penguin pool. - February 11, 2011 - ZSL London Zoo
Ava Gardner Museum Makes "Top 10 Fun and Unusual Museums" List from Livability.com
"These fun museums pay homage to a single subject, honor a special interest and celebrate the strange. They may draw smaller crowds, but their founders and visitors definitely don't lack for enthusiasm." - February 05, 2011 - Ava Gardner Museum
Ava Gardner Museum Continues to Grow While Other Celebrity Museums Face Challenging Times
On an icy day early in 2010 when schools and other businesses are closed, the Ava Gardner Museum greets weary travelers off of I-95. These visitors are like so many others: they’ve seen the billboards advertising the conveniently located Museum, only 1 mile off of the Interstate, and... - February 03, 2011 - Ava Gardner Museum
New Exhibit in Ronald E. Holstein Gallery: Let’s Ride a Bicycle Made of Friendship and Rainbows! Works by Krysten Allen: on View at the Erie Art Museum
Let’s Ride a Bicycle Made of Friendship and Rainbows: Works by Krysten Allen. On view January 21, 2011 – April 30, 2011 at the Erie Art Museum. - January 28, 2011 - Erie Art Museum
Chicago Jazz Legends to Appear at the Erie Art Museum
Members of the Chicago-based Ethnic Heritage Ensemble are no strangers to Erie, and the group will again deliver some of the most prolific jazz, with their signature exploratory improvisation, when they perform live at the Erie Art Museum, Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 4pm. Internationally renowned... - January 26, 2011 - Erie Art Museum
Jazz and Electronic Beats to Combine in Trio Tarana's Performance at the Erie Art Museum
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Trio Tarana will take the stage at the Erie Art Museum, Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. in the Multipurpose room. The indie group, led by percussionist/composer Ravish Momin, mixes violin, cello and percussion, and electronic laptop beats, creating a formula for their... - January 26, 2011 - Erie Art Museum
Hotel Galvez Hosts Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony
Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand® Hotel, will host a mass Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. for couples who have celebrated their marriages and honeymoons at the historic hotel as well as other interested couples. The Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony,... - January 20, 2011 - Mitchell Historic Properties
Art as Healing: Knowledge Exchange, at Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum is partnering with Stairways Behavioral Health on an upcoming Knowledge Exchange, January 20, 2011, 6-8 p.m. A panel of art historians, clinicians, and therapists will discuss the role of “outsider art” and art as a powerful therapy tool to the backdrop of artist... - January 15, 2011 - Erie Art Museum
Ava Gardner Museum Awarded Traveling Archivist Grant
Grant will help the museum to better manage and organize the collection - January 15, 2011 - Ava Gardner Museum
Fourth Grade Students Visit Ava Gardner Museum to Supplement Their Studies of North Carolina History
Students learn about North Carolina's most celebrated daughter - January 10, 2011 - Ava Gardner Museum
Wildcat Mountain Supports National January Learn a Snow Sport Month. Learn to Ski or Snowboard Free January 3rd through January 9th.
Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire joins several other resorts in states across the nation taking part in the snow-sport industries campaign to introduce persons to winter sports, and in conjunction with Ski NH, invites “never-evers” to sign up for a free Learn-to-Ski/Ride lesson package, including rentals and novice lift ticket valid at Wildcat Mountain only, during the week of January 3rd-9th. - December 28, 2010 - Wildcat Mountain
Winter Classes at the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum kicks off the winter semester of art classes in January, with most classes starting the week of January 10, 2011. The Museum offers an array of courses in many media for every level of art enthusiast and for both children and adults. Topics range from pottery and painting to... - December 24, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Calling All Artists to the Open Stage
The Erie Art Museum is calling all local artists to participate in two unique Open Stage Nights, hosted in the new performance space, February 4 and March 18, 2011, 6-9pm. Erie boasts several venues that host popular ‘open mic’ nights geared for more seasoned musicians. The... - December 24, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Consider the Ava Gardner Museum Gift Shop for Your Holiday Shopping
Gift shop offers Ava films, books, calendars, clothing and many other items - December 11, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
On Thursday, December 16th, Celebrate Frank and Ava's Birthdays at the Ava Gardner Museum
Museum offers free admission, cake, and visits with Santa Claus - December 04, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Take a Mid-Day Art Break Erie Art Museum
Summertime Wednesdays at the Erie Art Museum mean live music and free gallery tours over the lunch-hour. But great breaks shouldn’t only be reserved for warm days. The Erie Art Museum announces its first Mid-Day Art Break: Holiday Edition. Starting December 1, and running on the 8th, 15th,... - November 25, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Erie Art Museum's Gallery Night: Holiday Edition
Galleries throughout town usher in the holiday shopping season with a holiday edition of Gallery Night on Friday, December 3, 2010, from 7-9 p.m. “Erie’s galleries offer unique gifts such as fine art, art classes, professional framing, memberships and more. You are not going to find... - November 24, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Ava Gardner Museum Awarded Two Grants in Support of the Ava
Grants support the marketing of the Ava Gardner Festival and the Tennessee Williams Reading Series. - November 20, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Galveston Historic Hotel – Hotel Galvez to Host Annual Thanksgiving Brunch
For decades, thousands of guests have made Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand® Hotel, their choice for Thanksgiving brunch. This year’s Thanksgiving Brunch at the hotel’s Bernardo’s Restaurant, created by award-winning executive chef Jerry Helminski, will feature both... - November 06, 2010 - Mitchell Historic Properties
Rascalfilbert.com Jump Starts Holiday Shopping Season with iPad Giveaway
Rascalfilbert.com is kicking the holiday season off early with an iPad drawing through the end of November. No purchase is necessary, and is open to residents of the United States over the age of 18. - November 05, 2010 - RASCALFILBERT
2011 Kellicutt International Photo Show Opens for Entries
Call for Entries - Open to all photographers- 2011 Kellicutt International Juried Photo Show: Through A Lens – Inspiration or Desperation- by the Coastal Arts League – Half Moon Bay, CA. Over $3,500 in Cash Prizes - Jurors: Scott Atkinson, Deanne Fitzmaurice & Erika Gentry - Entry Deadline: February 28, 2011 - Exhibition: July 2011. For Entry Form & Complete Rules visit their Web-Site at: http://www.coastalartsleague.com/photoshow or email: kirsten@coastalartsleague.com. - November 01, 2010 - Coastal Arts League
Peak Resorts Signs Purchase & Sales Agreement to Acquire Wildcat Mountain. Two of Mount Washington Valley’s Largest Ski Resorts to Offer Combination Ticket & Season Pass.
Peak Resorts announced today that it has entered in to a purchase agreement with Pat Franchi to acquire all Wildcat Mountain Ski Area assets and attractions in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire. Parties involved expect to finalize the purchase pending approval by the U.S. Forest Service. Adding to its... - October 28, 2010 - Wildcat Mountain
Erie Art Museum to Host Innovation Erie Event: Got an Idea? Now What?
InnovationErie wants to help you answer that question. On November 12, 2010, a panel discussion of experienced, regional idea-to-business developers will be held at the Erie Art Museum. Panelists will present their experience in developing a new product or business concept. Audience members will... - October 23, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Two New Exhibits Unveiled at Sixth Annual Ava Gardner Festival
"Ava on the Small Screen" and "Ava and Her Corgis" will run through May 2011 - October 23, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Hidden in Plain Sight: Art Treasures from Regional Collections on Exhibit in the Main Gallery of the Erie Art Museum
To celebrate the grand opening of its new galleries, the Erie Art Museum presents an exhibition of regional treasures, October 23, 2010 through April 3, 2011 in the main gallery of the new expansion, featuring works from regional institutional collections throughout northwest Pennsylvania and... - October 22, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Art Harvest: Erie Art Museum’s Fall Festival for Teachers
The Erie Art Museum invites teachers of all subjects and grade levels to a festive evening of learning and fun on Thursday, November 11, 2010, 4-7 p.m. Teachers will earn three hours of Act 48 credit while they select from a variety of hands-on workshops, pick the brains of like-minded teachers... - October 22, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Erie Art Museum to Open New "Green" Facility in October 2010
Museum to Integrate Extensive “Green” Systems, Will be First Building in City of Erie to Receive LEED-Certification. Opening Weekend offers Free Public Programming. - October 21, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) Opens Mitchell House as New Permanent Exhibit
Mitchell House will help tell the stories and history of free black laborers along the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was owned by abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ sister – Eliza Bailey and her husband Peter Mitchell, who were both free black farm laborers in St. Michaels, MD. The house was moved to CBMM several years back and recently restored as a permanent exhibit. - October 14, 2010 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Mitchell Museum Plans Annual Lecture Honoring Native American Hero
The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, Ill., has announced plans to present an annual lecture honoring Dr. Carlos Montezuma, an early 20th-century Native American physician and civil rights crusader who lived and worked in Chicago. - October 11, 2010 - Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Fall Harvest Festival in Medford Oregon: Halloween Event
Come to The Farm in Medford for the annual Fall Harvest Festival for the Halloween season. The whole family will enjoy the Kids Carnival, Hay Maze, and the Cowboy Boot Camp Agventureland. Every weekend until October 31st, 2010, The Farm is having delicious BBQ’s as well as a wide array of exciting shows and events for your entire family. - October 11, 2010 - The Farm Medford Oregon
OysterFest is November 6 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
From 10-4pm on Saturday November 6, come celebrate the Chesapeake’s oyster at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) OysterFest in St. Michaels. The event features live music, oysters and other food, children’s activities, boat rides, oyster demonstrations and harvesting... - October 08, 2010 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Friends of Freddy to Gather in Fresno
The Friends of Freddy will gather at the Arne Nixon Center at California State University, Fresno, from March 19-20, 2011, to celebrate Freddy the Pig, the talking animal hero of 25 children’s books written by the late Walter R. Brooks and published by Alfred A. Knopf from 1927 to 1958. Brooks was also the author of more than 200 short stories for adults, 20 of them featuring Ed the Talking Horse, whose adventures formed the basis of the kitsch classic TV show of the 60s, “Mr. Ed.” - October 07, 2010 - Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature
Tennessee Williams Lecture Held at Ava Gardner Museum Thursday, October 7
Lecture given by Dr. Joseph Flora - October 02, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Winner Announced for $10,000 Grand Prize of Design Competition
The winner of the 2010 InnovationErie Design Competition was announced today in a 1:30pm press conference at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. Competition partners, finalists, and judges gathered for the announcement and a networking opportunity. Atty. Jonathan D’Silva, chair of the... - September 29, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Fall Into Studio Art Classes for Beginners, Advanced Students, Forming Now
The Erie Art Museum offers art classes and workshops for children and adults year-round and fall semester is about to begin. Classes are available to satisfy a wide array of skill level, from novice to virtuoso. All classes are taught by professional artists, with subjects ranging from Indian... - September 29, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Ava Gardner Museum Offers Free Admission on Smithsonian Magazine's 6th Annual Museum Day
Visitors must print Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry - September 21, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Acquires Tug Huntington’s Pilot House
Tug Huntington's Pilot House arrives at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD to become part of an upcoming exhibit on maritime transportation. - September 11, 2010 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
The World Renowned Verrocchio Art Centre Gains New Following with Social Media Success
The Verrocchio Art Centre has seen a fresh following, increased awareness and demand due to its communication with new friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter. The centre based in Casole d’Elsa, Tuscany launched their social media in June 2010 and has seen a growth in interest ever since. - September 10, 2010 - Verrocchio Art Centre
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and ScholarShare College Savings Plan to Celebrate Grandparents Day
Grandparents and grandchildren visiting the Fleet Science Center will receive free admission to exhibit galleries on Sunday, September 12. - September 02, 2010 - Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
"From the Dust" - an Individualized Spectrum
Icosahedron Gallery is pleased to present “From the Dust,” a group exhibition of work from five international artists, Aq Arif, Jos Biviano, Atousa Foroohary, Chrys Roboras, and Sharon Quirke, and three American artists, Nancy Bechtol, Federico Cuesta, and Val Grant. Working within the landscape genre, each of these artists interprets their immediate environment through an individualized spectrum. - August 29, 2010 - Icosahedron Gallery
Ava's Only Golden Globe Nominated Role; The Night of the Iguana to be Shown During the Sixth Annual Ava Gardner Festival
Festival Celebrates Ava's Life and Career. - August 28, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Ava's Signature Film, The Barefoot Contessa, to be Shown During the Sixth Annual Ava Gardner Festival
Festival Celebrates Ava's Life and Career - August 21, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
"Mayberry Modernism" Comes to the Triangle
George Smart of Triangle Modernist Houses.com presents his signature architecture talk five times in September. - August 20, 2010 - Triangle Modernist Houses
Maryland Skipjack Kathryn Launches at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
The skipjack became the State Boat in 1985 and is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of Maryland. Skipjacks are the last working boats under sail in the United States. In winter, fleets of skipjacks are used to dredge oysters from the floor of Chesapeake Bay. "Drudgin," as watermen called this process, was hard, cold, dirty, sometimes dangerous work. - August 19, 2010 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's 13th Annual Boat Auction is September 4
Visit the historic waterfront town of St. Michaels, MD and for the 13th Annual Boat Auction while supporting the 'jewel of the Chesapeake" - the non-profit Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. 18 acres of boats, plus barbecue, beer and the sounds of a lively auction will all be a part of the experience. - August 14, 2010 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Frederick Douglass Day is October 23 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Enjoy 18 acres of beautiful waterfront at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and celebrate Talbot County's favorite son, Frederick Douglass. Proceeds benefit the Frederick Douglass Memorial at the Talbot County Courthouse in Easton, MD. - August 14, 2010 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum