"LOST Washington, D.C.," by Author John DeFerrari. Free. Come listen to author John DeFerrari discuss his recently published book LOST Washington, D.C. based on his blog, the Streets of Washington.

Dance, enjoy music and celebrate the region’s love of the arts on the fun, relaxing grounds of the Tallahassee Museum, as the Museum hosts the 2011 Saturday Matinee of the Arts alongside Florida State University’s Seven Days of Opening Nights. During Saturday Matinee of the Arts, children will have the opportunity to play and partake in activities that are just for them! There will be plenty for adults to enjoy as well. Admission is free.

Terrariums are back in style, and design ideas are limitless. We will draw our inspiration from Amy Bryant Aiello and Kate Bryant's book Terrarium Craft. Bring some interesting natural treasures from home (shells, bones, feathers, wood, tiny knick knacks) and/or use those provided. Fee: to be determined. Registration required by February 1st by calling (910) 486-0221 X 27

Terrariums are back in style, and design ideas are limitless. We will draw our inspiration from Amy Bryant Aiello and Kate Bryant's book Terrarium Craft. Bring some interesting natural treasures from home (shells, bones, feathers, wood, tiny knick knacks) and/or use those provided. Fee: to be determined. Registration required by February 1st by calling (910) 486-0221 X 27

Join us in welcoming Professor Why and his NRG4NRG (Energy for Energy) show. The show is packed with original music and engaging science demonstrations designed to help children learn about how electricity is produced for our communities.

Plastic may make our lives easier, but at what cost? Join a park ranger to learn the ways that this invention of the 20th century is wreaking havoc on life on both land and water.

Love songs and skits by BRAM players directed by Stephanie Rowe. Desserts from local business/Inns served.

A FREE, popular pre-school natural science theme story and craft time, is presented in partnership with Cumberland County Public Library, at 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Little Bloomers (ages two to six) are welcome! Registration is required; call 910-486-0221 x 27.

Roses are RED, Violets are BLUE. If you’re wearing RED, we’d like to see YOU! Join us as we celebrate this lovely day. There will be games and crafts. Children wearing RED will receive a special gift at the entrance.

New Hampshire eco-artist and photographer Tim Gaudreau speaks about his work in conjunction with the current exhibition, Chris Jordan Running the Numbers. Gaudreau is passionate about the environment and the interconnections between people and nature. His work combines photography, video, new-media, graphics, and sculpture with humor and irony to create collaborations that advocate for a greater awareness of eco-issues and empowerment. His work initiates dialogue about social and environmental issues and serves as an entryway to improve our relationship to Nature and consider each individual impact.<br /><br /> Awards including the Artist Advancement Fellowship from the NH Charitable Foundation, Fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and NH State Council on the Arts, and commissions from the city of Portsmouth have given Gaudreau the opportunity to create public art projects that stimulate collaboration and interaction while challenging conventional thinking. Gaudreau has traveled extensively and his intimate portraits reveal people and cultures. With residencies stretching from California, India, and South America to Laos and Africa, he has returned with lots of stories and thousands of images. His work is represented on Greenmuseum.org and has been featured in exhibits internationally, in magazines such Orion Magazine, books such as Cycle-Logical Art, Recycling Matters for Eco-Art, and on such shows as That?s Clever (HGTV), New Hampshire Chronicle (WMUR-TV), New Hampshire Outlook (NH-PTV), and The Front Porch (NHPR). <br /> <br /> Gaudreau completed his Master of Fine Arts degree in interdisciplinary studio art and critical theory through the intensive program at the Maine College of Art in 2002. Gaudreau?s photography and design background grew from a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire completed in 1992. He works (and, arguably, lives) in his sustainable studio in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on a homestead with his wife, daughter and cats and a surprising

A Collections Conversation, "Fashionable Grief: Silk Needlework Mourning Images in Early America," by Sarah Coster, Director, Carlyle House Historic Park. Free.

On Thursday February 16, the Mollusks exhibition opening lecture will be presented by Gonzalo Giribet, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Invertebrates in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Giribet will explore how scientists are mapping the Mollusca genetic family tree, to learn how they?ve adapted, survived and thrived since the pre-Cambrian era and to understand their incredibly adaptive and complex biology. The 6 pm lecture will be free and open to the public.

Join our Zumba Master Trainer for this 30 minute high energy and motivating Zumba class. It offers unique moves and combinations that allow the Zumba participants to dance away their worries. It is based on the principle that a workout should be "FUN AND EASY TO DO".

Two ways to win, Popular voting and judges. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in both categories. Set-up starts at 4 PM, public tasting and voting 4:30-6PM. Prizes at 6:15 Cash prizes for both 1st place winners. Trophies / medals awarded to all winners. Cost to enter $5.00. Call 238-1174 or email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net to register by Feb.13 Chili Sampling FREE. Chili Supper is $5 for a bowl of the museums chili, drink, and desert. If Woodland School dismissed for weather Feb. 17, cook-off will be rescheduled.

Join us for an exciting new way to see your favorite fairy tales.

It’s National Love Your Pet Day! So join us in Pet Central as we create cards about our pets and talk about why we love them. Every card with be displayed in our Pet Central exhibit until March.

Issues of mass consumption presented in the work of exhibiting artist Chris Jordan are discussed. Join us for small group conversations presented as part of the Discovery Program Finding Common Ground: A University Dialogue on Solving Complex Problems.

Kristina Durocher, director, Museum of Art, discusses selected works on view in the current exhibitions, Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers and What's New: Recent Additions to the Collection.

Join Ranger Bill to learn about the "When/Where/Why/What/How," the diverse, complex, many faceted missions, goals and objectives of the USACE's "Birth" in 1775 under General George Washington.

Screening: The Washingtons of Sulgrave Manor, courtesy of The NSCDA in The District of Columbia. Free but reservations are requested.

No fairy tale would be complete which out a dragon! We will be reading a couple of dragon themed books and making our own mixed media dragon.

Chamber Music Concert

Come help us celebrate the grand reopening of the Bay Model after 21 months and $15.5 million worth of renovations and construction. The Bay Model has been given new life through use of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2010, which financed all construction including a solar power generation system to take the facility off the power grid. The grand reopening will take place from 11am - 4pm on February 25. The ceremony will be held at 2 pm in the Bay Model Visitor Center - Refreshments Served.

Jeffrey Deen lets family follow his rhythm each month. Performing on various percussion instruments from around the world. Jeffrey captivates his audience and then invites them to join the fun by handing out a drum to each member.

Join us for a day of fables and fairy tales, a day where your imagination is the guide. There will be stories, crafts, games and more.

First in a series of four 19th-century skills & etiquette workshops, with Pat Sowers and Jackie Geschickter, in preparation for the Spring Ball (Mar. 24). $$

Help Ranger Bill feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and saltwater tanks. Watch the different feeding styles of rock cod, sea stars, and steelhead trout.

Help Ranger Bill feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and saltwater tanks. Watch the different feeding styles of rock cod, sea stars, and steelhead trout.

Join us as we create our own mad libs version of fairy tales.

Join Ranger Bill to learn about the "When/Where/Why/What/How," the diverse, complex, many faceted missions, goals and objectives of the USACE's "Birth" in 1775 under General George Washington.

Join a ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.

Friday Morning Music Club Chamber Music Concert: Bach, Bach, Bach & Crusell. Free. First Concert of the 2012 Season.

Second in a series of four 19th-century skills & etiquette workshops, with Pat Sowers and Jackie Geschickter, in preparation for the Spring Ball (Mar. 24). $$.

Museum of Art Fellows Sarah Nelson, Sam Rheaume and Hillary Schwartz discuss their choices for favorite works of art on view in the current exhibition, What's New: Recent Additions to the Collection.

Join Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in-depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about the 93 ships built here during WWII.

Join Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in-depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about the 93 ships built here during WWII.

Learn how the reliance of the Seminole Tribe of Florida on the Everglades helped to sustain their economy from the mid to late 1800s to the present.

Take a step back in time when you tour Pomona Hall and the Camden County History Museum, both located at the Camden County Historical Society. Tours offered Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons by appointment. Visit http://www.cchsnj.com for more information.

The Hofstra University Museum presents between 6-8 original exhibitions per year in its two galleries. Exhibitions feature works by contemporary artists, artists and works from the past and from various world cultures, as well as works from our permanent collections. The Museum borrows works from other institutions from time to time, and does occasionally offer exhibitions generated at Hofstra to other institutions. As one example, the 2009 original exhibition "Tranquil Power: The Art of Perle Fine," will be traveling in 2012 to three other venues.

Missoula Art Museum is proud to host a definitive exhibition by one of America’s most legendary photographers. The exhibition Ansel Adams: A Legacy consists of over 130 gelatin silver prints by the artist whom many consider an American master. We cannot overstate Adams’ role in the construction of a contemporary visual language to interpret nature. Adams married his craft with an intense love for the environment and his deeply rooted expressions will not be lost on our Montana audience. As he once stated, “I make photographs for personal expression. If it is used for the cause—why, I’m very happy.” The San Francisco born photographer was raised in a nurturing and cultured environment by parents who believed in the Transcendentalist ideas of individuality and the direct union with God in nature. Bored and disheartened by school as a boy, Adams instead found intellectual freedom in the liberal arts, his father arranging tutelage in studies including ancient Greek and the piano. This private collection of photographs is on loan courtesy of Lynn and Tommie Meredith. We are grateful for their faithful support, and applaud their advocacy of education and their commitment to continue to celebrate the legacy of this iconic photographer. The exhibition will serve as the core for the Fifth Grade Art Experience, which is co-sponsored by the Art Associates of Missoula. In its 25th year, the Art Associates of Missoula have focused on artists providing guided tours of the exhibitions with a hands-on experience for every fifth grade classroom in the county of Missoula.

Sycamore, Illinois, is widely known as a lovely, small, agricultural town, the county seat of DeKalb County. However, behind the scenes, the true lifeblood of Sycamore is a vibrant and active industrial base. Sycamore manufacturing has grown hand-in-hand with the steady, deliberate development of the city through the dedication and effort of its people to provide products that relate to and engage with the world beyond. In fact, Sycamore has developed in key ways to suit manufacturing, and many of our products reflect solutions to specific problems or needs. The people of Sycamore, with their entrepreneurial spirit, along with savvy civic and business leaders have created a unique manufacturing climate that has attracted a wide variety of successful firms through the decades. This exhibit explores the role of manufacturing in the growth and continued success of Sycamore. Join us as we look at the variety of manufacturing companies that have located here (WHERE), the processes perfected here (HOW), the products these firms have produced (WHAT), and the people who continue to make those products (WHO). Experience with us Why Sycamore Works!

He's back! Yes the full size T-Rex Model, created by Guy Darrough, museum curator, is back visiting the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, after his busy season on the road. Be sure you come by and visit while you have a chance, as he is only visiting for a limited time, thru March 2012. You don?t want to miss this exhibit! When they were alive, a full size adult T-Rex was approximately 18 feet tall and 39 feet long and weighed over 13,000 pounds! See him soon before he's gone!

The Ice Age has arrived! You must see the great new Ice Age exhibits at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History. Hurry down as they are only here until April, 2012. The replica skull of Dee, the largest mounted mammoth in North America, is back! Joining Dee is the replica of Dima, a baby wooly mammoth, found in Siberia frozen in the tundra; Dima is one of the few complete mummified baby mammoth specimens ever found. In addition to the mammoths you will see a huge bison skull replica, giant ground sloth skull replica, saber tooth tiger skull replica, and a dire wolf skull replica. Two displays have original fossils in our exhibits of Ice Age Man in North America, North Sea Fossils, Ice Age Plants from Missouri, and The Ice Age and its Megafauna.

This exhibition is comprised primarily of works by 20th century and contemporary artists, many of which are recent acquisitions to the Museum’s permanent collection. Featured artists include Nell Blaine, Bernard Chaet, Debbie Clarke, Charlie Carroll and Roger Martin. Works are displayed in groups of four, giving viewers a chance to appreciate the strengths and talents of each artist. In recent years, the Cape Ann Museum has worked hard to expand its collection and is very pleased to share the fruits of its labors with visitors.

Curated by Ray Merritt, this exhibition will chronicle the role of children from Queen Victoria to today, featuring more than 200 works of art, both photography and sculpture, from five private collectors.

Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibits Program: 30 remarkable black & white images were selected from the larger collection of 60 photographs in John Telford's 503-mile tour of US Highway 89 in Utah. The show will include travel essays by Utah writers.

On May 27, 2012 the Golden Gate Bridge turns 75 years old! To celebrate this remarkable milestone, the Bay Model Visitor Center will host an array of educational and informative exhibits which showcase this engineering marvel. Reflect on the history and present-day operations of this international symbol.

While conference sessions will address various aspects of museum work, other experiences will highlight the Maker/DIY movement and what we can learn through experimentation and participation. The Maker movement is lead by a community of do-it-yourselfers that embraces the art of making cool things with a quirky spirit. For Makers, and those learning from this movement, the process is as important as the product, and experimentation and participation are the principal motivators. The Maker movement has been propelled by Maker Faire, a huge gathering that started in the Bay Area about six years ago, and is now presented in several locations across the country with museum participation and support. Especially at a time when museums are exploring new ways of engaging audiences, there are lessons to be learned from this exciting movement.

Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm, a new exhibition opening February 18, 2012 at Harvard Museum of Natural History, will explore mollusks' amazing diversity and feature recent discoveries about their evolutionary history. Mollusks are amazingly varied in both size and anatomical structure, as well as in their behaviors and habitats. First appearing in the fossil record in the Cambrian period more than 500 million years ago, mollusks include the brainy cephalopods such as octopus and squid; the abundant gastropods, creatures that produce a single shell, such as snails; as well as the numerous bivalves, such as oysters, clams and mussels, that are deliciously edible to humans, and often prized for their shells.

"Adapt & Reuse: Fresh Ideas and New Approaches" The SMA conference attracts more than 200 museum professionals every year from a wide variety of small museums. Attendees go to sessions on topics ranging from collections and education to staffing and board issues. We offer a large Museum Resource Hall and plenty of informal networking opportunities for you to talk with (and get ideas from!) small museum professionals and volunteers.

The Festival is one of the nation's most highly-regarded events of its kind featuring the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. Engaging, entertaining, and enlightening feature films, documentaries, and short films from some of today's premier Native American and indigenous filmmakers will be followed by informative Q&A sessions. Guest Programmer is Elizabeth Weatherford, founding director of the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Thematically, the 2012 Festival highlights traditional cultural practices, environmental issues, and identity. The popular short film series has been expanded to two sessions - one focusing on preserving Mother Earth and the other featuring visionary Native filmmakers from around the globe. On the evening before Opening Night at Camelot Theatres, Elizabeth Weatherford will present A Perspective of Native and indigenous Films - an engaging illustrated lecture on Native and Indigenous films, some of which will be screened later the same week.

Hardee County Proudly Presents the 44th Annual Pioneer Park Days, Feb. 29-March 4, 2012, at Pioneer Park in Zolfo Springs, FL. Featuring Antique Tractors, Model Steam & Gas Engines, Flea Market, Entertainment and Pioneer Craft Demonstrations at the Cracker Trail Museum. Admission is $2 Daily or a Weekly Pass for $5.00

The DMA Nonprofit Federation offers world class educational opportunities for nonprofit marketers and fundraisers. We offer two annual nonprofit conferences (Washington and New York) as well as in-person seminars and webinars. There is also the one-and-only Nonprofit Day amidst the excitement and pageantry of the DMA Annual Conference and Exhibition. Please attend at least one of our events — it will be worth your time and investment. For any additional information regarding events or sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Jabneel "Jenny" Abreu, CMP, Director of Conferences & Education. Thank You!

Sponsored and hosted by Western Heritage Museum, this exhibit is open to Uinta Basin area (encompasses Northwestern Colorado artists, novice to professional. Fine art and photography mediums. Not a juried show and no entry fee is charged.

Sponsored and hosted by Western Heritage Museum, this exhibit is open to Uinta Basin area (encompasses Northwestern Colorado artists, novice to professional. Fine art and photography mediums. Not a juried show and no entry fee is charged.