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Today Museums Across the Country Launch Public Dialogues on Immigration
Starting Wednesday, September 30, the Immigration Sites of Conscience, a national network of museums, is launching new programs where everyday people add their voices to the national debates around immigration. - September 30, 2009 - International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
Huge Demand for Friendly Spider Programme | Extra Date Added at ZSL London Zoo
Due to phenomenal demand for ZSL London Zoo’s Friendly Spider Programme, an extra date has had to be added for 2009. - September 30, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
"Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness" Visionary Art Exhibition Opens Oct 3
The quest for human rights & the search for personal fulfillment, as proposed in the American Declaration of Independence, provide the starting point for this international exhibition of visionary art curated by Roger Manley. Works by the last surviving descendant of the Tsars, Iroquois Indians, French Revolutionaries, illegal immigrants, Algerian War vets, Guantanamo Bay detainees, Holocaust survivors, incarcerated prisoners, African-American civil rights activists & Iraqi doctors are featured. - September 27, 2009 - American Visionary Art Museum
Abstract Thinking. Glasses Clinking
Free admission to galleries on Gallery Night - September 26, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Works by Artist and Metal Worker Cappy Counard on View at Erie Art Museum Frame Shop
Works by artist and metal worker Cappy Counard will be on view at the Erie Art Museum Frame Shop, 423 State Street beginning Oct. 2, 2009 through January 16, 2010. A free public opening reception will be held during Gallery Night on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 from 7-10 p.m. About the Exhibition Artist... - September 26, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Designer/Entrepreneur Paul Rowan Offers Ideas to Aspiring Inventors
Designer Paul Rowan, Umbra’s co-founder and vice president of design, is slated to participate in an idea exchange during the InnovationErie: Design Competition’s Art, Design & Entrepreneurship session on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 from 1:30-5 p.m. at the Erie Maritime Museum, 150 East... - September 26, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
ZSL Living Conservation Poor Planet | Poor People
Biodiversity loss undermining global development goals set to alleviate extreme poverty will not be met unless we address the accelerating rate of biodiversity loss, warn leading scientists in a paper published in Science today. - September 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
More Than Just Leaves Changing at Wildcat Mountain, 2009/2010 Sees Capital Improvements, Lower Ski School Prices, & New Cool Cat Pass SAU Program
With cooler temps and a sense of the coming winter, Autumn is definitely not perceived by the ski industry as one season’s end, but rather another season’s beginning. Wildcat Mountain continues to operate the ZipRider, lift-serviced disc golf, and New Hampshire’s highest scenic gondola daily through the fall foliage period in to late October, but it is a forthcoming 2009/2010 season of skiing and riding that marks capital improvements & affordable price changes. - September 19, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain Hosts Premiere of Meathead Films Latest Ski Film Project Wild Stallions Columbus Day Weekend, Saturday October 10th
Meathead Films Latest Ski Film Project Wild Stallions will premiere at Wildcat Mountain on the Saturday evening of Columbus Day weekend, October 10th. Filmed exclusively in the Eastern U.S. and Canada while following the finest regional freeskiing athletes to spectacular terrain, Meathead Films Wild Stallions features many familiar New England resorts, Tuckerman Ravine, and more. - September 19, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Humpback Whale Dies in Thames | ZSL Living Conservation Involved in Rescue Attempt
A 28ft (9.5m) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was found dead in the River Thames near the Dartford Bridge early on Saturday morning. - September 17, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
A ZSL Scientist Helped Unearth a New Species of Giant Rat as Part of an Expedition to a Remote Rainforest in Papua New Guinea
Alanna Maltby, a bat expert in ZSL’s Institute of Zoology, joined the BBC's Natural History Unit on the trek that found the 1.5kg, long Bosavi Woolly Rat. The new rodent measures 82cm from nose to tail, making it one of the biggest rats in the world – as big as a domestic cat. - September 15, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Art Collection on View at Erie Art Museum
Exhibition features selection from more than 400 works - September 10, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Spend a Gay Sunday at ZSL London Zoo
Sunday 20th September 2009 - 12.00pm – 5.00pm - For the fifth time running ZSL London Zoo will be hosting the most flamboyant event of the year…Gay Sunday. - September 06, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
ZSL Condemns Tiger Murder | Poachers Kill Endangered Tiger in Jambi Zoo, Indonesia
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is calling for further enforcement to protect Sumatran tigers, after a female tiger that had formerly been part of a conservation project run by ZSL was slaughtered at Jambi Zoo for her body parts. - August 27, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Its Official - Monkeys Can do A-Levels | ZSL London Zoo
… and it looks like it would be A*s all round for ZSL London Zoo’s bright Bolivian squirrel monkeys. - August 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
The Tourist Trap : Galapagos Victim of Its Own Success : ZSL Institute of Zoology
Mosquitoes with the potential to carry diseases lethal to many unique species of Galapagos wildlife are being regularly introduced to the islands via aircraft, according to new research published today. The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, was previously thought to have been introduced to the Galapagos in a one-off event in the mid-1980s. - August 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Small Museum Pro!, Distance Learning for Museum Training & Development, Offered by Museum Development Associates and Eastern New Mexico University
Museum Development Associates of Santa Fe has entered into a collaborative agreement to offer a professional certification program of five courses in museum skills and training, to be delivered through Eastern New Mexico University’s distance learning program. The program, Small Museum Pro!,... - August 16, 2009 - Museum Development Associates
Erie Art Museum Offers Free Admission on Smithsonian Magazine’s 5th Annual Museum Day
On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, the Erie Art Museum will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. A celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge, Smithsonian’s Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the... - August 14, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Master Potter Kurt Weiser Gives Gallery Talk and Conducts Workshop
Master potter and painter Kurt Weiser arrives in Erie on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to conduct a free workshop at the Erie Art Museum’s ClaySpace, 1505 State Street, 3rd Floor at 6 p.m. Weiser will demonstrate his clay and glazing techniques in conjunction with his Erie Art Museum Main Gallery... - August 14, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Nouveau: Hunk of Burnin' Love
Less like a field trip and more like a night out. - August 14, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Abstract Thinking. Glasses Clinking.
Free admission to Galleries on Gallery Night. - August 14, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Newborn Lion Cubs Are the ‘Mane’ Attraction at ZSL London Zoo
Zoo’s first lion cubs for a decade made their debut at a Photocall: Thursday 13th August 2009. Time: 9.20am for 9.30am London Zoo at East Service Gate, Outer Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY. - August 14, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Battling Brides Head to London Zoo
Inspired by the popular Four Weddings series on Living TV. Find out more about ZSL London Zoo as an extraordinary wedding location. - August 13, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo Trumpets Baby Elephant Birth
Baby Elephant born at Whipsnade Zoo. - August 11, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Crabs Feel the Pinch | River Scavengers Under Threat
The “vultures” of our river systems are at risk from extinction, reveals new research published today. The IUCN Red List assessment, led by scientists from the Zoological Society of London and Northern Michigan University discovered that about one sixth of all freshwater crab species are threatened with extinction, with habitat loss and pollution to blame. - August 11, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
ZSL Celebrates Journal's Award Win
ZSL's Journal of Zoology has been named as one of the Top 10 Journals in Biology and Medicine. - August 07, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Join the Party Animals at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo invite you to Experience the Zoo after dark at Zoo Nights 2009 Friday 7th August, 6.30pm – 10.00pm. - August 05, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
The Kresge Foundation Awards First Local Grant in 25 Years
Erie Art Museum Awarded $600,000 Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation - July 31, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
World First at Bletchley Park - a Truly Enigmatic Reunion
Largest ever exhibition of enigma and other cypher machines in celebration of 70th anniversary of arrival of codebreakers. Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2009. - July 30, 2009 - Bletchley Park
Wildcat Mountain Hosts 21st Annual “Wildman” Multi-Sport Endurance Event
Athletes from all over will challenge their endurance amid some of the most spectacular scenery in New England. The Wildman Biathlon includes individual competitors as well as two- and three-person teams completing a 10-K run beginning in the picturesque town of Shelburne, a 22.3-mile bicycle trek through Gorham, and a 3-mile foot hillclimb up the Polecat ski trail to the finish line at the summit of Wildcat Mountain in Pinkham Notch, NH. - July 29, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Healthy Mum – Eggcellent Chicks (Maternal Diet Key to Chick Survival: | ZSL Living Conservation)
Parents who eat their 5-a-day can help protect their chicks against parasites, reveals new research on the New Zealand hihi published today. Scientists identified carotenoids in adult hihi diets as an important ingredient for counteracting the negative effects of the blood sucking mite Ornithonyssus bursa on their chicks. - July 23, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
MOCA Jacksonville Presents Hollywood Swings! Jazz Concert and Jam Session
The music from your favorite movies and TV Shows, followed by an open jam session, at MOCA Jacksonville. - July 23, 2009 - Museum of Contemporary Art
Love or Lust? Only Time Will Shell for ZSL London Zoo’s Giant Galápagos Tortoises
SL London Zoo opens its brand new Giants of the Galápagos exhibit. - July 22, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Erie Art Museum Features Work of Roger T. Hane
Renowned Illustrator’s Works on View - July 11, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Annual Festival Calls for Volunteers
The 17th Annual Erie Art Museum Blues and Jazz Festival, August 1 and 2 at Frontier Park, is looking for volunteers to assist staff with the organization and production of the region’s most dynamic musical event. Sam Ansbro, volunteer coordinator, said that around 100 volunteers are needed... - July 11, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Teco, Thangka, Trompe L’Oeil: Teacher Week at the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street, welcomes eleven local teachers to help the Museum team select the works to be displayed in the new galleries being built during the current expansion project. From July 13th through 17th the team of Museum staff and local teachers will learn about the 6,300+... - July 04, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Exhibition Brings Kyoto Tradition to Erie Art Museum
Woodblock prints to be Exhibited - July 04, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
InnovationErie: Design Competition: an Exhibit of Bright Ideas Grand Prize Winner & Finalists Announced
Judges of the InnovationErie: Design Competition announced the grand prize winner and finalists, including the people’s choice Best of Show at a press conference on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum Annex Gallery, 423 State Street. “The finalist presentations... - June 27, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Contemporary American Studio Potter Exhibits Works at Erie Art Museum
Studio potter Kurt Weiser gives new life to the centuries-old tradition of painting china. His beautiful teapots and jars will be on view at the Erie Art Museum’s Main Gallery, 411 State Street, June 26 through Sept. 13, 2009. Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser is comprised of... - June 27, 2009 - Erie Art Museum
Picture Book Author/Artist Aliki Donates Art to the Arne Nixon Center
California State University, Fresno Henry Madden Library Aliki donates art to the Arne Nixon Center Picture book author/artist Aliki has donated 21 pieces of original art—as many pictures as for one of her famous picture books—to the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of... - June 27, 2009 - Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature
Free Guided Tours at Wildcat Mountain Begin Wednesday, July 1st, 2009. “Wednesdays at Wildcat” Makes Summer Learning Fun.
Wildcat Mountain and the Tin Mountain Conservation Center are once again offering the “Wednesdays at Wildcat” summer naturalist program. Every Wednesday in July and August from 10:00am to 12:00 noon, Wildcat will host interpretive outdoor programs led by a naturalist from the Tin... - June 26, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Largest Campground Dog Park Opens in Lothian, Maryland
According to surveys done with campers from across the USA, Duncan’s Dog Park is the biggest. - June 26, 2009 - duncans family campground
Dino-Not-So-Soaring
The largest animals ever to have walked the face of the earth may not have been as big as previously thought, reveals a paper published today in the Zoological Society of London’s Journal of Zoology. - June 24, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
From Jack the Ripper to Great White Sharks
What do great white sharks have in common with serial killers? Refined hunting skills, according to a paper published today in the Zoological Society of London’s Journal of Zoology A team of US-based researchers have found that sharks hunt in a highly focused fashion, just like serial... - June 24, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Conserving Threatened Species is Only a Click Away
International targets set for reducing biodiversity loss may still be achieved with the help of a new online conservation tool. The new initiative led by the Zoological Society of London brings together information on the world’s threatened species and demonstrates that we know the least... - June 24, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Flamingos Who Won’t Think Pink
Two baby flamingos are causing zookeepers problems at ZSL London Zoo…because they don’t like the colour pink. - June 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Wildcat Mountain Recognizes Timberlane High School Ski Team Coaching Duo
Wildcat Mountain race director Phil Ostroski recently traveled to Timberlane Regional High School located in Plaistow, New Hampshire to personally deliver a certificate of achievement to Peter & Mary Beth Torosian. The couple helped to establish a competitive alpine ski team in 1997 when their... - June 15, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain Set to Open Daily for Motorcycle Week’s "Rally in the Valley." Scenic Gondola Ride Discount for Bikers & Free for Dads on Fathers Day.
Wildcat began operating daily Saturday, June 13th just in time for the legendary Laconia motorcycle week. New this year, Wildcat Mountain is taking part in the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce & MWV Hog Chapter’s 2nd annual Rally in the Valley happening June 15th – 19th. - June 14, 2009 - Wildcat Mountain
Zoo Night at London Zoo is What’s On in London on 7th August 2009 18:30 - 22:00
Escape and unwind this summer and let ZSL London Zoo entertain you by twilight. For one night only ZSL London Zoo will open its doors after hours to give you and your friends a Friday night out with a difference. - June 13, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Zoo Night Whipsnade 3rd July 18:30 – 22:00 is What’s on in Bedfordshire in July
Relax and enjoy a summer evening at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo as the sun sets over the Chiltern Hills For one night only ZSl Whipsnade Zoo will open its doors after hours to give you and your friends a Friday night out with a difference. - June 13, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo