SEPT/OCT 2014 AT THE P!NK PALACE
Bank of America Presents:
k r a P n o b u d u A t A October 10–12
www.memphismuseums.org
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOURS & INFORMATION
Executive
Joy R. Bowen, President Kevin Thompson, Vice President, President-Elect, Treasurer Brent Nair, Vice-President, Development Jordan E. Reifler, General Counsel Natalie Prater, Secretary, Friends President Jan Coleman, Friends President-Elect
CTI 3D Giant Theater and Sharpe Planetarium open MON-SUN Planetarium closing for renovations in September Bella Caffe OPEN during museum hours
TRUSTEES
Sudhir K. Agrawal, Immediate Past President Jerry C Beyl Peggy Bodine Stephen R. Franklin Lisa Lichterman Leach John Levesque
Pink Palace Museum hours: Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm • Sunday: 12noon - 5pm
Rita Moore Edward M. Rafalski Teri Shanahan Casey Shannon Margaret H. West
3050 Central Avenue • Memphis, TN 38111 Showtimes & Ticket Information: 901.636.2362 check for showtimes: www.memphismuseums.org
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Richard S. Bodine William L. Reed John D. Walt
Lichterman Nature Center hours:
EX-OFFICIO
Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 3pm • Friday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Janet Hooks Steve Pike The operation of the Pink Palace Family of Museums is a successful public-private partnership.
DIRECTOR'S DISPATCH
5992 Quince Rd. • Memphis, TN 38119 Program/Ticket Information: 901.636.2221
Mallory-Neely House hours:
All Critters Cute and Not It’s late 1978. Britain, Russia, France and the USA all performed nuclear tests recently. Anthropologist Margaret Mead died a few weeks ago. The first computer bulletin board was just posted. A Czech cosmonaut has gone up in space—the first from a country other than the USA or the USSR. An astronomer recently proposed that Janus and Epimetheus are two separate moons of Saturn sharing the same orbit. Of course, the most important event of that period was that our planetarium opened in its current location using a Minolta Series 4 projector. It was the best available back then. Now, thirty-five years later, we are updating our planetarium technology to bring you a new state of the art experience—full dome theater. Imagine anything you can render graphically on a computer screen…which is pretty much anything, right? Now imagine you can render that on a 50 foot dome floating over your head. That is full dome theater. The new full dome theater at the Sharpe Planetarium will open in early 2015. We will close the planetarium temporarily September this year. During the interim period we will still offer astronomy programs in the Mansion Theater. I could write volumes and never convey the level of improvement full dome theater offers. It’s like a great meal. Words don’t do it justice. You just have to experience it.
Friday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm 652 Adams Avenue • Memphis, TN 38105
Magevney House hours: First Saturday of the month: 1- 4pm 198 Adams Ave • Memphis, TN 38103 Tour & Ticket Information: 901.523.1484
VOL. TWENTY-FOUR, ISSUE FIVE Museum Scope, issn 0145-6555, is published six times a year by the Pink Palace Family of Museums, 3050 Central Avenue, Memphis,TN 38111. Annual subscription is provided with a value of $6.50 per paid membership. Periodicals postage paid at Memphis, TN. Postmaster: send address changes to Museum Scope, 3050 Central Avenue.
MUSEUM SCOPE STAFF Ronda Cloud • Editor, Writer Serah DeLong • Designer, Writer
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SHARPE PLANETARIUM Sharpe Planetarium Closing for Renovations! September 2014 – Early 2015 In the experience of our earliest ancestors, nothing could compare with the sight of a clear night sky sprinkled with hundreds of stars. Our “star struck” forefathers have been trying to make sense of it ever since. Starting with simple drawings, they created better and better models of the known universe. Through observation and testing of hypotheses, they built models like the ancient Antikythera (pictured to the left). The motions of these devices mimicked the clockwork motions observed in the heavens. It is no wonder that it took actual clockmakers George Graham and Thomas Tompion to build one of the first models of the modern solar system (pictured to the right). One was presented around 1704 to the 4th Earl of Orrery and the name Orrery stuck with the device. While solar system models allowed us to see a relatively small part of the universe in miniature, it would take a bigger leap in technology to make a realistic representation of a starry night. One attempt came in 1913 with the Atwood Sphere, a 17 foot wide hollow metal ball with precisely sized and placed holes that let light in to represent the stars in their proper locations. By the 1920s brilliant electric lights rapidly replaced the softer glow of gaslight. City nights would never be the same. Soon little starlight would reach the eyes of city dwellers anymore. The memory of starry nights and awareness of the Atwood Sphere helped spur Walter Bauersfeld and Rudolf Straubel at Zeiss to develop one of the first projection planetariums in August of 1923. The first public showing was at the Deutches Museum in Munich on October 21 of that year. The modern planetarium was born. From that year until the early 1980s this optical mechanical technology was the standard used around the world.
Show times: 9:45, 11:00, 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, and 4:00. Wonders of the Universe During construction Enjoy constellations and related classical mythology, with historical notes and seasonal astronomical events. Hubble Vision 2 Ends in September when construction begins Embark on a breathtaking odyssey through the Universe, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. This one-ofa-kind instrument allows us to see to the limits of the observable universe, and to explore planets, star birth, supernovae, galaxy collisions, black holes, and more! Starlit Nights Ends in September when construction begins Take a guided tour through the summer skies showing seasonal constellations and telling some historical background and related stories from classical mythology. Visible planets and special astronomical events of the summer months included! For more information or show times, check www.memphismuseums.org
"Look for us to reopen early next year with a whole new look, new programs, and new capabilities..." Just over 30 years later, the Sharpe Planetarium is about to take a big step into the 21st Century. If all goes as planned, the planetarium should be closing soon for a few months of renovations. Look for us to reopen early next year with a whole new look, new programs, and new capabilities as we join the growing ranks of full dome digital facilities. Just when space travel is becoming a reality, this new digital projector will give us the ability to go where our imagination leads us. Until we get the “go ahead” to begin, we will continue with our already great programs Hubble Vision 2 and Starlit Nights or Autumn Nights. During the construction period, it is our plan to offer a “window” into the universe with a flat-screen program called Wonders of the Universe in the Mansion Theater or Discovery Theater. In this program we will keep you up to date with the stars of the fall and winter as well as give you a hint of what is to come in the new Sharpe Planetarium.
Congratulations to Dave Maness! The Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums is proud to announce Sharpe Planetarium Supervisor Dave Maness has been named a 2014 recipient of the Paul W. Campbell Fellowship award, given by SEPA (Southeastern Planetarium Association). For more than two decades, Maness has been a member of SEPA. He spearheaded their annual auction funding the SEPA scholarship program. Dave also served as President of SEPA 2001-2002. 2
PINK PALACE CRAFTS FAIR 42nd Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair Audubon Park • Friday-Sunday • October 10-12, 2014 It’s that time of year… time for fun and time for shopping at the 42nd Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair!
Friday, Oct. 10 • 10am - 6pm Saturday, Oct. 11 • 10am - 6pm Sunday, Oct. 12 • 10am - 5pm
The Crafts Fair is a shopper’s paradise; you’ll have a blast perusing handmade fine art, jewelry, paintings, wood, metal, photographs, pottery, textiles, and more. And it’s never too early to start looking for unique holiday gifts! Join us at the 42nd Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair in Audubon Park, corner of Southern and Perkins Extended. The Pink Palace Crafts Fair, simply the biggest and the best in the Mid-South. Questions? Call 901.636.2362.
Tickets may be purchased at the Pink Palace Box Office. Advance Tickets sold until October 1: Adults: $7 Seniors: $5 Children (under 12): $3 Two Day Pass: $12 Ticket prices after October 1: Adults: $9 Seniors: $6 Children (under 12): $3 Two Day Pass: $15 Parking: $4 parking at Perkins Road entrance of Audubon Park. Free parking at Cherry Road entrance of Audubon Park.
$2 Off single adult admission* with this coupon
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*cannot be combined with other discounts. Not for resale. Valid only at gate.
PINK PALACE CRAFTS FAIR There's More Than Shopping At This Fun Event! The legendary Friends of the Pink Palace Crafts Fair is fun for the whole family! Kids and adults can meet animals at the petting zoo, eat delicious fair food, enjoy freshly made donuts, and grab a fresh-squeezed lemonade or a beer from the beer tent. Listen to live music, learn something new from demonstrating artists, and visit the Museum Tent to find out what's going on at the Pink Palace Family of Museums!
Senior Afternoon at the 42nd Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair Friday, October 10 • $2 Admission for Seniors Only • 1pm - 3pm Seniors, wear your walking shoes and come out for an afternoon of fun and lively entertainment, including the Music Makers from the Lewis Center, and demonstrating craftsman. Easy drop-off and pick-up available, and $4 parking off Perkins, free parking off Cherry Road.
CRAFTS FAIR SPONORS
TD Capital Management Cindy and Frank Childress Sally and John Coleman Dr. Thomas C. Coleman Judy and Jim Freeman Cindy and Craig Nauert
Kathy and Lee Drouin Jack Straton Family Margaret and Ray Tanner Marge Palazzolo Frankie Bandy Betty and David Blaylock Sue and Ernie Britton Suzanne and Joe Canepari
Jan and Scott Conner Carol Huff Nancy and Brian Kuhn Diane and Randy McKinna Cheryl and John Morrison Natalie and Ralph Prater Carol Pruett Lynn Walker
Easy Way Lowe's Stratas Foods
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CTI 3D GIANT THEATER NOW SHOWING! Meerkats 3D Facinating Facts about Meerkats: • A study of wild meerkats in South Africa found that they could identify and differentiate the voices of different individuals within their clans. • Meerkats get all the moisture they need from their diet of roots and fruits. • Adult meerkats can kill and eat poisonous snakes and scorpions without being hurt because they've become immune to the venom. from livescience.com
Flight of the Butterflies in 3D Facinating Facts about Monarch butterflies: • The monarch butterfly is an ancient tropical species, millions of years old. • Thought to have originated in the Mexican and Central American mountains and valleys, it eventually invaded warming northern regions driven by its search for its precious food source, the milkweed plant. • The butterfly’s Latin name is Danaus plexippus, inspired by the Greek myth of Danaus, whose daughters fled their homeland to avoid forced marriages. • Females are darker colored and have wider bands of black scales along the veins. Males are slightly larger with two black pouches along a vein next to the abdomen. Locally sponsored by
Jerusalem 3D Facinating Facts about Jerusalem: • The most important resource that has allowed Jerusalem to flourish is WATER: it has a spring of fresh water that flows all year round, as well as the Dead Sea, Red Sea, and Sea of Galilee. • Jerusalem is like a jigsaw puzzle thousands of years old. Archeologists dig through the layered ruins of many different “Jerusalems” which are deposited on top of one another, like a city-sandwich! • Dozens of languages are spoken in Jerusalem today, probably because it is a highly travelled area, drawing visitors from many corners of the world. Locally sponsored by
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Tornado Alley 3D Facinating Facts about Tornado Chasers: • Because tornadoes normally travel from southwest to the northeast, it is usually safest for Chasers to park southeast of the tornado for filming. • Tornado chasers have to be careful of the lightning coming from the thunderstorms that produce tornadoes. In 1983, lightning struck right next to five tornado chasers. Luckily they all lived. • Tornado chasers are prone to car crashes. Sometimes tornado chasers get hit by cars fleeing the same storm they are chasing. • Hail is a common concern for tornado chasers, it can damage cars and weather equipment, as well as cause injury. from tornado-facts.com
CTI 3D GIANT THEATER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS CTI 3D Giant Theater Closed September 2–5 The CTI 3D Giant Theater will be closed for 4 days for routine maintinence.
Monster Madness at the Pink Palace! The Pink Palace and CTI Giant Theater are proud to present a Halloween treat for all ages: Disney Pixar's Monsters, Inc., in 2D! When a little girl nicknamed Boo wanders into the lives of Top Scarers Sulley and Mike Wazowski, it's the monsters who are scared silly! It's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home. Rated "G".
Saturday, October 4 • 4pm Saturday, October 11 • 4pm Saturday, October 18 • 4pm Saturday, October 25 • 4pm
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EXHIBITS On Track in Memphis On exhibit in October Aaaaaaall aboard! Get ready to travel to another dimension, one not only of sight and sound and mind, but of steam and steel and motion. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Pink Palace Museum! The Memphis Society of Model Railroads is putting their creations on display, with railroad layouts of different sizes or "scales", important railroad memorabilia from the Memphis area and demonstrations of model making, painting, designing and more. Come explore the magical, miniature world of On Track in Memphis. This exhibit is sure to bring out the kid in all of us!
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LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER Scarecrow Festival at Lichterman Nature Center September 11 - November 21 Larger-than-life scarecrows all displayed around Lichterman’s lawn. These ‘crows are created by garden clubs, master gardeners, school groups, scout troops and local area artists and prizes are awarded for best school entry, greenest, most creative, best critter and most popular in the scarecrow contest. Free with regular admission to Lichterman Nature Center.
Stomp in the Swamp Sunday, September 14 • 5–8pm Party with the Friends of the Pink Palace! Join us at Lichterman Nature Center September 14 from 5–8pm for live entertainment, delicious BBQ and the festival of Scarecrows! Tickets: Adults: $15 (2 for $25 in advance) Children ages 6–12: $7 Public Garden Day Wednesday, October 3 • 12noon Join us at noon for a talk on urban gardening and the unique botanical features of Lichterman Nature Center, followed by a tour through the grounds and Scarecrows displays. Free for members.
Children under 5: free Tickets may be purchased at the Pink Palace Box Office and at Lichterman Nature Center Call 901.636.2362 for more information A Family Fun Event! Dinner by Germantown Commissary
WoW (Wonders of Water) Discovery Day Saturday, October 18 • 9am-12noon
Refreshing Beverages
Discover what makes water wonderous and why it is the basis of all life. See how many things can live in a single drop of pond water. Meet some of the inhabitants of Mertie’s Lake, and explore Lichterman’s exhibit buildings, nature trails, and the Buckman Water Science Trail. Special guests, interactive demonstrations, and exciting hands-on activities are engaging for learners of all ages!
Children’s Activities
Price: $6.50 per child/scout, $3.50 per adult/chaperone For more information, or to purchase tickets: 901.636.2221
And More!
Live Entertainment by Aron Shires Scarecrows on Display Silent Auction Featuring: Crafts Fair Items Gift Certificates to Local Restaurants
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS BOO! BALL IS BACK! October 24, 2014 • 7pm – 12 midnight Get ready for a night of frightfully good fun, doing the monster mash with your fellow 21 and over Memphians! Celebrate with good food, drinks, live entertainment by Walrus and dancing at the Pink Palace! Remember to wear your favorite Halloween costume! Tickets: Must be 21 or over. $60 per individual $100 per couple Visit the Boo! Ball page at memphismuseums.org or call 901.636.2362 for ticket reservations.
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Proceeds benefit the Pink Palace Museum.
HISTORIC PROPERTIES Take your family on a historic tour! Mallory-Neely House 652 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38105 Open Fridays and Saturdays from 10am–4pm Visit us in September: 5–6 • 12–13 • 19–20 • 26–27 And October: 3–4 • 10–11 • 17–18 • 24–25 • Oct. 31–Nov. 1 Free admission to Museum members!
Mallory-Neely-Magnificence Victorians are renowned for their love of elaborate décor, and Memphis’ own Neely family is no exception. The Neely’s’ love of the ornate is carefully preserved within the walls of the Mallory-Neely House, their family home from 1883 to 1905. Their wallpaper, furnishings, sculpture and artwork create a unique time capsule of the wealthy Victorian’s mind. For their parlor, James Columbus Neely and his wife Frances, chose a statue of Canova’s Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss. The original statue is in the Louvre in Paris, France. Catalogs of the day show cheap copies, but the Neely’s would settle for no miniature plaster version. Theirs is an exact duplicate worked by Italian craftsman Lupani Verdi, in solid marble and onyx. This copy is equivalent in weight to a Volkswagen Beetle. To accommodate that weight, the Neely’s built a brick column in their basement beneath the statue to keep it from falling through their floor!
Magevney House 198 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103 Open the first Saturday of each month from 1–4pm. Visit us Saturday:September 6 and October 4! Free admission to the public!
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EDUCATION
MUSEUM STORE Historical Figure Friends!
Antarctica Revisited: Back to the Ice In November/December 2014, Manager of Education, Alex Eilers returns to Antarctica to study Weddell Seals! Can you dig it? Dinosaurs!
Here's how to get involved!
Register for activities at www.memphismuseums.org. 'Get Fit' Antarctica - get your mind and body fit on a virtual trip to Antarctica! For every minute you do – you’ll travel along the 8,764 mile path – earning 1 mile for every minute you spend getting fit. Along the way there will be 147 ‘stops’ where you’ll discover interesting and educational science, health, history or math tidbits. Pink Palace Antarctica Scavenger Hunt! The Pink Palace Museum has put together a FREE (with admission) Antarctic Scavenger Hunt. We've hidden seals and penguins in various locations throughout the Natural History and Cultural History exhibits – and it’s your job to find them.
Be a Junior Astronomer while the Sharpe Planetarium is being remodeled!
Create your own crystals!
• Come to the Pink Palace Museum (bring a pen or pencil) • Pick up a Scavenger Hunt flyer at ticketing • And start searching for seals and penguins!
don't forget your postcards and flags, due September 10
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Visit www.memphismuseums.org for more info.
Don't forget, members receive a 10% discount on Museum Store purchases!
SUPPORTERS
MEMBERSHIP
BUY A MULTI-YEAR MEMBERSHIP NOW & SAVE! Prices are going up in 2015 so call 901.636.2406 to buy a multi-year membership in 2015.* *Offer ends December 31, 2014.
For membership information: 901.636.2406 To make a contribution: 901.636.2371 Donations $75,000 - $90,000 Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation $1000 - $4,999 Baptist Memorial Health Care System Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Dr. Margaret H. West, M.D. $500 - $999 Mr. James Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Rich Kelly $100 - $499 Ms. Joy R. Bowen Dr. Rita Moore $1 - $99 Ms. Bonnie Goetzke Mr. David Horan Mr. Michael Jones Mrs. Jacqueline Pegues United Way New Members Benefactor – $250+ Mr. and Mrs. Rob Vaughan
• Invitations to Members-only exhibit openings & events! • Club Level & above also receive invitations to CTI 3D Giant Theater premiers • CTI 3D Giant Theater and Planetarium passes • Museum passes for guests (Club Level and above) • 10% discount at Bella Caffe • 10% discount at the Museum Store (excluding audio, video & sale merchandise) • Invitation to the Annual Member’s Day Fossil Dig at Coon Creek Science Center • Free or discounted admission to over 350 ASTC Science & Technology Museums around the world!
Club Level - $100+ Mr. Mohamand Al-Rahawon and Ms. Hiba Mashkhas Mr. and Mrs. Heber Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Bowlan Mr. Sean Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Cassius Mr. and Mrs. Song Chen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Christensen Mr. and Dr. Lindsey O. Day Mr. and Mrs. Telsa DeBerry Ms. Shannon Deweber Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Ellrich Ms. Barbara Gosney Mr. and Mrs. Troy Goston Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Hanel Mrs. Dochie Hart and Mr. Gabriel Hart Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hill Mr. and Mrs. Eric Johnson Mr. Kerry Johnson and Ms. Natalie Gammon Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jared W. Lockett Mr. and Mrs. Norman Maxim Mr. and Mrs. Scott Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Newsom Mr. and Mrs. Afam Onuora Mr. and Mrs. Edward Perry Mr. Hector Pineda and Mrs. Ximena Liceaga Mr. and Mrs. Matt Plunkett Mr. and Mrs. Harold Prescott Mr. and Mrs. Richard Slayton Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sykes Ms. Anita Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Joe VanCleve Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Vargas Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wess Mr. and Mrs. Robert West Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yoder Mr. and Mrs. Rob Martin Dr. Michael Steer Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richardson
Family - $75+ Ms. Carolyn Behnke Mr. Robert T. Benson and Ms. Stephanie Crider Mr. and Mrs. Donaven Bowen Mr. Aaron Brasher and Mrs. Silvia Meewis Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cardwell Mr. and Mrs. Josh Cathey Mr. Kevin Cavender Dr. Muhammad Chaudhry and Mrs. Memoonia Kausar Mr. Keith Clark Mr. and Mrs. Billy Cline Mr. Anthony Davis and Ms. Kenya Branam Mr and Mrs. Stephane Duwat Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Grady Flack Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ford Mrs. Cheryl Gardner Germantown Community Library Mr. and Mrs. Justin Hall Mr. and Mrs. James Hickingbottom Mr. and Mrs. John Hill Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Holcomb Ms. Sue A Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Marlon King Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kner Ms. Sue Landry and Ms. Dana Carrier Mrs. Jinna Longsworth and Mrs. Brenda Lostocco Mr. and Mrs. Josh Marlar Mrs. Christinia S. Martinez and Mr. Deatris Hollmon Mr. and Mrs. Eugenio Mata Mr. and Mrs. Darren McMasters Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moreno Mr. and Mrs. Troy Morgan Ms. Nicole Murphree Mr. and Mrs. Jon Neiser Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Paisley Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pate Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Pearson Mr. Darren Presley and Ms. Sylvia Wheeler Mr. Jason Rainey and Ms. Natalie Reed Mr. Sandeep Rajan Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Roberson Mr. Guy Smith Ms. Dawn Tooley Mr. Abundio Torres and Ms. Jasmin Molina Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Sandy Tyler Mr. and Mrs. John L. Walton, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill West Mr. and Mrs. Jason Williams Mr. and Mrs. Yanji Xu Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Young Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Aurora Mr. and Mrs. Keith Batchelor Mr. and Mrs. Carlin Escue Mrs. Amy Pahlvanian Mrs. Christine Bailes Mrs. Abigail Dixon Ms. Valarie Palmer Mr. Jeff Thompson Mr. Jason Viera and Mrs. Amanda West Individual /Dual Level - $50 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Babb Ms. Beatrice Blatteis and Mr. Miles Edwards Ms. Christine Cairoli Mr. and Mrs. Guoli Chai Ms. Virginia Coward Mrs. Beverly Crawford Mrs. Paula Gardner Ms. Adriana Herbert Ms. Diane Johnson Mr. John McClure Ms. Patricia Patton Ms. Cynthia Steele and Mr. Cameron Steele Mr. Stephen Williams and Ms. Stephanie Seavers
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VOLUNTEERS
ACTIVITIES
inspire visitors to discover human cultures, the natural world, technology, and the universe. Lichterman Nature Center “Habitat Detective”Assistants Needed Volunteers needed on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Fall & Spring to greet and orient school groups coming for nature programs. Train on Wednesday, September 3, 10am–12noon. Wonders of Water Discovery Days Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 16 - 18 Assistance is needed in providing directions to activity stations and helping with crowd control at these events. Pink Palace crafts fair “Come have some fun!” October 10-12, 2014 at Audubon Park. Assist in Kids Crafts, Country Kitchen, Parking, Donuts, or where needed. Sign up through our website by September 19.
Find the Shrunken Head! The Shrunken Head has escaped and is hiding in the Museum Scope! Our staff detectives have determined that he's hiding somewhere on pages 2 - 7. Help us find him for your chance to win four passes to the new CTI 3D Giant Theater. Send us his location along with: Your Name: Your Address: Page #: Location on Page: To museumscope@gmail.com. Deadline for entries is September 30. Winner will be determined at random from all eligible entries and contacted by email. Congratulations to Michelle Amirault for winning July-August! The Shrunken Head was hiding on page 6, in the seal photo on the right!
Color in the Planets!
Call or email to sign up 901.636.2438 / diane.mckinna@memphistn.gov or visit www.memphismuseums.org/be_a_volunteer/
SPECIAL EVENTS
BELLA CAFFE
Say “I do” at one of Memphis’ most beautiful and beloved attractions. Call: 901.636.2394 for more information.
*Present this coupon for $5 off your purchase when you spend $20. Offer good through September 30, 2014. May not be combined with other offers.
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Bella Caffe has delicious, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and yummy desserts, along with refreshing cold and hot drinks.
Call us at 901.636.2407!
DEVELOPMENT Remember when you first said WOW! in a museum?
On average it costs $12 per student to deliver those programs.
If you grew up here, chances are it was at the Pink Palace.
A gift of $1,200 will reach 100 students.
Kids are still saying WOW! when they come to our programs. Teachers also say WOW! because our programs are designed to help them in the classroom.
Your gift will put the WOW! in a kid’s life…
Yes! I want to put WOW! in a child’s life! Your gift will make a difference, and be listed in a forthcoming issue of the Pink Palace Museum Scope and in our Annual Report. Name I want to help.
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Mission Statement: To inspire visitors to discover human cultures, the natural world, technology, and the universe.
AT THE P!NK PALACE • SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
SP Planetarium Closing for Remodel
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PP Twice Bitten: Robotic Insects & Live Tarantulas last day
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LNC Scarecrows Festival begins
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LNC Stomp in the Swamp 5pm–8pm
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PP On Track in Memphis 3D Monsters, Inc. every Saturday in October!
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LNC Public Garden Day 12 noon
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Audubon Park Pink Palace Crafts Fair 10am–6pm
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Audubon Park Pink Palace Crafts Fair 10am–6pm
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Audubon Park Pink Palace Crafts Fair 10am–5pm
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LNC Wonders of Water Discovery Day 9am–12 noon
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PP I Am An Icon last day
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PP Boo! Ball 7PM – 12 midnight
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Enchanted Forest • Polar Express 3D • The Light Before Christmas 3D Watch our website for more information on these and other exhibits and events at the Pink Palace Family of Museums!
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