2008 Gala Dinner Dance and Auction
Seats for this year’s Gala on Saturday, April 5,
are going fast. Please join us as we honor
Dorothy and Dexter Baker and The Baker
Foundation for their exceptional support of
the Museum, dine on delicious food and drink, and dance the night
away to live music by the Tim Heiniman Danceband. Not only
will you see the Museum at its most elegant, but you’ll have the
opportunity to bid on an amazing selection of travel, shopping,
dining, art and entertainment opportunities at our silent auction.
All auction items can be previewed in the Museum’s SOTA Foyer
beginning on March 17 and through Gala day, and bids can be
made during the preview—so if you can’t make it to the Gala, you
can still support the Museum by bidding on your favorite items!
This will be a party you won’t want to miss. To attend the gala,
contact Harriet Hauff at 610-432-4333, ext. 28 or
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National Geographic partners continue programming
through spring
There’s still a chance to catch some of the remarkable programs
planned by our regional cultural and science
partner organizations for National Geographic.
The Baum School of Art is hosting a Wildlife
Plein Air Painting Workshop for adults April
24–June 12, and the Da Vinci Science Center
will have Cliff Wright-Sunflower’s “Dancin’ with
the Honeybees” on April 5 and Space on May 17.
Related exhibits in the Lehigh Valley include Historic
Bethlehem Partnership’s Archaeology of the
Colonial Industrial Quarter through July 7 and
Lehigh Valley Zoo’s Wanyama Africa through
October 31. Also, the Wildlands Conservancy
helps you Explore Your World throughout the
month of April 2008. Click here for details
and links to these partners’ Web sites.
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Greg
Harlin
The First Americans, illustration for Hunt for the First
Americans by Michael
Parfit, National Geographic, December 2000
Watercolor on paper
Collection of Wood Ronsaville Harlin, Inc.
© National Geographic Society, 2000
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Partnership with Elderhostel continues to grow
The Allentown Art Museum’s partnership with Elderhostel, a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary
learning adventures for people 55
and over is now entering its third
year. Launched in the spring of
2006, we have already presented
four Day of Discovery programs
and will offer our fifth program
in conjunction with National
Geographic: The Art of Exploration this spring.
These multi-experience,
interactive one-day programs
allow participants to deepen their
knowledge and understanding of a
special exhibition and its related
themes. Each program brings
expert guest speakers, presenters and artists to the Museum for
gallery talks, demonstrations and presentations. Most of the
participants who attend are from outside the Lehigh Valley with
many never having been to the Museum before. We’ve attracted
visitors from New York City, Philadelphia, central Pennsylvania,
the Pocono Mountain region and beyond.
Look for details on the next Day of Discovery program
in the attached Programs Brochure or contact Elderhostel:
www.elderhostel.org or 877-426-8056.
The Museum celebrates its business partners
On Thursday, May 1, 2008, the Museum will host its Annual
Business Partner Reception. This is the Museum’s way of thanking
and recognizing its business and corporate supporters.
The Business Partner Program offers an opportunity for local
corporations to support financially an outstanding community
resource while receiving significant recognition and employee benefits.
A partnership with the Museum helps ensure the availability
of this stimulating cultural center for your employees, clients
and guests.
Click here for more information or contact Maureen Connolley, manager
of business development, at (610)-432-4333, ext. 55 or
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Museum Auxiliary announces spring events
A trip to Philadelphia on Saturday, March 15 will take you to
lunch at the City Tavern and a showing of My Fair Lady at the
Academy of Music. Depart at 10 A.M. from the Calvary Baptist
Church and return by 7 P.M. For tickets ($131 per person),
contact Ann Hohe at 610-821-0568.
On Saturday, April 19 at 10:45 A.M., the Auxiliary will host a
Fashion Show in the Museum’s Auditorium, with lunch and a
card party to follow. The cost is $15 per person, and raffle tickets
will be sold at the event for a chance to win a Vera Bradley tote,
an ICON leather cosmetic collection or a basket of fashion
accessories. For more information, contact Linda Gery at
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Photo by Lisa Lake
May is
Membership Month
Members save
20%
in the Museum Store
all month long
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