Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Vernon: Travel British Columbia, Canada
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Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Vernon - Travel British Columbia, Canada. Things to Do in Vernon
the most beautiful places, sights, attractions: Davison Orchards Country Village, Planet Bee Honey Farm & Meadery, Historic O'Keefe Ranch, Polson Park, Ellison Provincial Park, Silver Star Provincial Park, Kekuli Bay Provincial Park, Atlantis Waterslides, Okanagan Science Centre, Greater Vernon Museum & Archives, Allan Brooks Nature Centre
Emma on the Go at the Great Vernon Museum and Archives
Watch as Emma explores Vernon's own history and culture with the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives with us and Castanet News! Watch as she explores how people have lived and worked in Vernon.
Where will Emma go next?
www.vernonmuseum.ca GVMA Print Shop machines @brucemol
vernonmuseum.ca This video is about 4 machines in the Museum Print Shop. Bodo demonstrates these machines and much more to school groups upon request. Visit the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives
3009 -- 32nd Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, V1T 2L8
BY PHONE OR FAX: Telephone: 250-542-3142 Fax: 250-542-5358
E-MAIL (general inquiries): mail@vernonmuseum.ca
Museum looks to future
The Greater Vernon Museum & Archives is feeling positive about the new year as hopes grow for a new facility that would house the museum and the public art gallery. (Kate Bouey)
Pacific Coastal Airlines Okanagan Top 10 - JUNE
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Impavid at the Vibes at the Vine
Sit in the sunshine with a glass of wine or even a WOOPSICLE whilst listening to the talents of the Okanagan. Live music every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 15 throughout the Summer for you to enjoy, with their Snack Shack offering delicious food from across the valley.
Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market featuring farm, food, and craft vendors. They draw their vendors from between our boundaries of Armstrong and Summerland and focus on handmade, locally-grown, and artisanal products. Every Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. across from Orchard Park Shopping Centre
Baseball
Kelowna Falcons have a whole lineup of special events going on – including their inaugural “Canadian Night” when they host the Victoria Harbourcats.
Yoga in the Vineyard
Every Thursday evening in July and August, join the talented team from Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Westbank for a relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class overlooking our vineyards and Okanagan Lake. Hosted at the Harvest Gathering site, each week will feature a different flow that is inspired by a Quails’ Gate wine. Following the class, guests will enjoy a glass of wine paired with charcuterie and small plates from Old Vines Restaurant.
Black Hills Nota Bene Release Party Marking the release of the 2016 vintage of their signature wine; a hedonic evening of entertainment, including epicurean delights from top chefs, tasting stations featuring a selection of Black Hills wines and musical performances. Past performers include the veritable Barney Bentall, Stephen Paige (Barenaked Ladies), Oscar Lopez, George Canyon and more. Ticket includes Wine, Food, Entertainment & even a Shuttle in some cases.
Elvis Festival
Dozens of tribute artists grace the outdoor stages, which are set around the picturesque Okanagan Lake, along with special guests. It’s a wonderful weekend of remembering Elvis through his extensive musical library, and touching stories from those who knew him about how he touched their lives.
Penticton Ribfest will return in 2018! Rotary Ribfest will bring Okanagan Lake Park alive with a full weekend of fantastic family fun. We will offer a rib cook-off between four champion barbecue teams from across Canada, music throughout the entire event, entertainment and activities for children and youth, as well as a beverage garden and loads of vendors.
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Mural Tours in Vernon
Tours Leave from the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives located at 3009-32nd Ave. Presented by the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives in partnership with the Downtown Vernon Association
Arts in the Atrium
Biweekly concert series in the atrium of the Innovation Centre
The state-of-the-art building houses everything from two-person start-ups to large technology and innovation firms. Publicly-supported space and services are also available for early-stage companies, non-profits, community groups, and social enterprises. The goal of the Innovation Centre is to help build Canada's most innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial technology community.
Annual Boyd Autobody & Glass Father’s Day Charity Car Show
Trucks, boats, motorcycles, live entertainment, special celebrity guests and a bouncy castle for the kids!
Partnering with surrounding businesses, August Luxury Motorcars, Konquer Motorcycles, Chris-Craft boats and Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson, who are all located around the Mccurdy Place, strip mall area where they’ve moved it to because of the flood warnings. This year they are raising funds for the Child Advocacy Centre
Hudson River: Currents in Time, 1976
A documentary about the Hudson River. Topics include Native American history, western exploration by Europeans, the American Revolution, historic homes, the Hudson River School of Painting, geography and pollution.
Date: 1976
Identifier: NYSA_L0102-97_umatic_1976-06-23
Rick Atkinson author of The British Are Coming at Mount Vernon
Lecture Three: The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson
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Reconstruction and the Fragility of Democracy
Historian Eric Foner, author of Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad, discusses the Reconstruction era (1863–1877) during which large numbers of black men became voters and office-holders. Yet this time also saw a violent counter-revolution that wiped out the possibilities of interracial democracy for more than a half century. Presented in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies.
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Psychedelic Medicine - Charles S. Grob, Stephen Ross, Matthew W. Johnson, and Mark J. Plotkin
Psychedelic Medicine: The New Science of Hallucinogens
Friday, October 16, 2015
Charles S. Grob, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Matthew W. Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and Stephen Ross, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, Director of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the Dual Diagnosis Training Unit and the Opioid Overdose Prevention Program at Bellevue Hospital Center, and Director of the NYU Psychedelic Research Group
Introduction by Mark J. Plotkin, PhD, ethnobotanist; Founder and President of The Amazon Conservation Team; and author of Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice and Medicine Quest
For over forty years, drugs like LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in “magic” mushrooms) were classified as the most dangerous, Schedule I substances, with no accepted medical use. They were impossible to secure for research, but recently, that began to change. These and other psychedelic compounds are capturing attention again —not as part of a trippy counter-culture, but as an exciting new frontier in medicine. Can we unlock their powerful potential to help patients gripped by depression, struggling with terminal cancer, or craving another cigarette? Venture on a trip with the researchers exploring groundbreaking treatments for addiction, PTSD, and end-of-life anxiety.
This program is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
Regina in a Nutshell
As part of Canada 150 celebrations, the City of Regina Archives is pleased to introduce “Regina in a Nutshell”, a short video that covers about 135 years of Regina history in under 15 minutes.
The Art of Being Winston Churchill - Barry Singer
Barry Singer - Author, Churchill Style: The Art of Being Winston Churchill
This lecture is part of Hillsdale College's National Leadership Seminar on Churchill's True Greatness: Lessons for Today.
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April 20-21, 2015
Party at the Pier 2011, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Lower Lonsdale Business Association presents North Vancouver's Annual Party at the Pier, at the new Shipbuilder's Square located at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue.
Voted one of the best musical festivals on the North Shore, this event offers family-friendly entertainment and activities throughout the weekend. The festival takes place rain or shine!
Party at the Pier host numerous marine-themed activities and displays, along with entertainment on the Shipbuilder's Square stage and adjacent piers. Some of the lower mainland's best musical talents are on board. Also watch out for strolling entertainment; face painters; visiting mascots, balloon creations, a bouncy castle, North Vancouver Museum & Archives interpretive tours and much, much more!
Visiting vessels at the Burrard Dry dock pier include three Canadian Maritime Coastal Defense ships.
The Party at the Pier could not be possible without the generous support of major sponsors for the event which include: many of the North Shore's major waterfront industries, the City of North Vancouver and the North Shore Outlook.
The Lower Lonsdale Business Association also organizes the annual Lower Lonsdale Fall Festival which takes place in September and the annual Christmas Festival of Lights Celebration in December. Both events are located at the Shipyard.
Next of Kin: Seeing Extinction through the Artist’s Lens
Panel Discussion
Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies and History of Art and Architecture; Director of Graduate Studies, Film and Visual Studies, Harvard University
Christina Seely, Artist and Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Dartmouth College
Ross Virginia, Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science; Director, Institute of Arctic Studies, The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College
Moderated by Edward Morris, Artist; Professor of Practice, Department of Transmedia; Co-Director of The Canary Lab, Syracuse University; Co-Director of The Canary Project
How do we understand complex ecological issues such as climate change and species extinction? What role do the arts play in this understanding, compared to—or in collaboration with—the sciences? What is the role of empathy or belief, as opposed to knowledge? This interdisciplinary panel discussion will explore these important questions within the context of the new HMNH exhibition Next of Kin: Seeing Extinction through the Artist’s Lens, which uses special photography techniques, lighting and sound design, and specimens of extinct or endangered animals from Harvard collections to evoke empathy with our “next of kin.”
Presented in collaboration with the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University
Presented in collaboration with the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University
The Next of Kin exhibition is supported by a generous gift from Clark Bernard MBA ‘68 and Susana Bernard.
Recorded - Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Radical Commitments | Session 1: Revolution || Radcliffe Institute
Radical Commitments: The Life and Legacy of Angela Davis
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019
A cross-generational group of leading scholars, activists, musicians, and incarcerated women lead discussions on the rich tradition of activism and social theory in the late 20th century using the life and work of the political activist and pioneering philosopher Angela Davis.
WELCOMING REMARKS
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School; and professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
(6:02) Jane Kamensky, Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
FRAMING REMARKS (11:09)
Elizabeth Hinton, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Departments of History and of African and African American Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
SESSION 1: REVOLUTION (25:37)
(33:46) Trevor G. Fowler, visiting adjunct professor, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa)
(48:00) Robyn C. Spencer, associate professor of history, Lehman College
(54:40) Robin D. G. Kelley, distinguished professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in United States History, UCLA
(1:08:04) Ericka Huggins, activist and educator
Moderator: Brandon M. Terry, assistant professor of African and African American studies and of social studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
PANEL DISCUSSION (1:24:27)
AUDIENCE Q&A (1:42:57)
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Living Earth 2019: A Conversation with the Chefs
The theme of this year’s festival, “Farm to Table: Sustaining Our Future Through Indigenous Knowledge,” highlights multiple perspectives on Indigenous contributions to sustainable farming by exploring trends, innovations and sustainability in Native communities. In this segment, Mitsitam Cafe chef Freddie Bitsoie (Diné) and Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota), founder and CEO of the Sioux Chef and author of the 2018 James Beard Award-winning book, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, discuss the importance of bringing indigenous foods and ingredients back to the dinner table. They share their experiences in running indigenous food-focused restaurants and their philosophies of cooking. The talk is moderated by Ben Jacobs (Osage). Maria Marable-Bunch, National Museum of the American Indian Associate Director for Museum Learning and Programs, introduces the program.
This program was webcast and recorded in the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian on April 28, 2019.
Maloof Symposium: Furniture and the Future - Session 1
This symposium will examine historical and contemporary furniture production in light of the fundamental changes brought about by the digital age. Today, the field of studio furniture is changing rapidly to embrace digital technologies and marketplaces. The pressure to keep up with these advances can prevent artists and makers from reflecting on what this means for the craft. Presented jointly by the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery and the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation, this one-day symposium in celebration of Sam Maloof’s centennial birth year will examine historical and contemporary furniture production in light of the fundamental changes brought about by the digital age.
Symposium Schedule - Session 1
9:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast (Please note the galleries will not be open at this time)
10:00 a.m. - Welcome
Nora Atkinson, Lloyd Herman Curator at the Renwick Gallery, and Jim Rawitsch, Executive Director of the Maloof Foundation
10:15 a.m. - Keynote by Dr Michael J. Prokopow
11:00 a.m. - Paul Sacaridiz, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
11:45 a.m. - Witold Rybczynski, author Now I Sit Me Down
Program made possible by the generous support of the James Renwick Alliance, the Windgate Foundation, and Woodcraft Supply.
The Ongoing Debate on Immigration Policies
Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the annual George Washington Leadership Lecture. Established through a generous gift by Maribeth Borthwick '73, who also serves as the Vice Regent for California of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, this lecture series explores the Washington's lifelong accomplishments, providing a better understanding of him as a man, as well as his remarkable leadership, professional achievements and lasting legacy.
Speakers:
Dr. Douglas Bradburn
Founding Director, Washington Library at Mount Vernon
George Sanchez
Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History
Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives, USC Dornsife
Moderator:
David Sloane
Professor, USC Price
Immigration has long been a topic of political controversy in the United States. Right now, presidential candidates are taking positions, left and right, focused on defining this elusive topic, and developing solutions to what seems an intractable problem. George Washington served as President when the United States first grappled with immigration and naturalization politics. Although the specifics have changed, the challenges of balancing inclusiveness, economic growth, social justice, and national security were just as problematic in his time as they are today. The evening begins with a short presentation framing the problem of immigration in the Founding Era, and Washington's particular perspective by the Founding Director of the Washington Library, Dr. Douglas Bradburn. Then Professor George Sanchez, one of the nation's foremost historians, discusses the history and current controversies around immigration. After his talk, they sit down with Professor David Sloane for a conversation about some of the issues raised in the talks.
HALB Private Equity Roundtable | David M. Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group
The Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB) recently hosted David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, for a fireside chat with Heather Lee ’19, co-president of the association, as part of HALB’s Private Equity Roundtable series. Rubenstein discussed the co-founding of The Carlyle Group—one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms with $216 billion of assets under management—and his views on philanthropy.
One of Harvard's most engaged volunteer leaders, Rubenstein was elected to join the Harvard Corporation in 2016 as a Fellow of Harvard College, a role he assumed in July of 2017. In addition, Rubenstein serves as chairman of the Boards of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Council on Foreign Relations; a trustee of the National Gallery of Art, the University of Chicago, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Brookings Institution, and the World Economic Forum; and president of the Economic Club of Washington.
Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps | Wikipedia audio article
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Presidents of the United States have frequently appeared on U.S. postage stamps since the mid–1800s. The United States Post Office released its first two postage stamps in 1847, featuring George Washington on one, and Benjamin Franklin on the other . The advent of presidents on postage stamps has been definitive to U.S. postage stamp design since the first issues were released and set the precedent that U.S. stamp designs would follow for many generations.
The paper postage stamp itself was born of utility (in England, 1840), as something simple and easy to use was needed to confirm that postage had been paid for an item of mail. People could purchase several stamps at one time and no longer had to make a special trip to pay for postage each time an item was mailed. The postage stamp design was usually printed from a fine engraving and were almost impossible to forge adequately. This is where the appearance of presidents on stamps was introduced. Moreover, the subject theme of a president, along with the honors associated with it, is what began to define the stamp issues in ways that took it beyond the physical postage stamp itself and is why people began to collect them. There exist entire series of stamp issues whose printing was inspired by the subject alone.
The portrayals of Washington and Franklin on U.S. postage are among the most definitive of examples and have appeared on numerous postage stamps. The presidential theme in stamp designs would continue as the decades passed, each period issuing stamps with variations of the same basic presidential-portrait design theme. The portrayals of U.S. presidents on U.S. postage has remained a significant subject and design theme on definitive postage throughout most of U.S. stamp issuance history.Engraved portrayals of U.S. presidents were the only designs found on U.S. postage from 1847 until 1869, with the one exception of Benjamin Franklin, whose historical stature was comparable to that of a president, although his appearance was also an acknowledgement of his role as the first U. S. Postmaster General. During this period, the U.S. Post Office issued various postage stamps bearing the depictions of George Washington foremost, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln, the last of whom first appeared in 1866, one year after his death. After twenty-two years of issuing stamps with only presidents and Franklin, the Post Office in 1869 issued a series of eleven postage stamps that were generally regarded by the American public as being abruptly different from the previous issues and whose designs were considered at the time to be a break from the tradition of honoring American forefathers on the nation's postage stamps. These new issues had other nonpresidential subjects and a design style that was also different, one issue bearing a horse, another a locomotive, while others were depicted with nonpresidential themes. Washington and Lincoln were to be found only once in this series of eleven stamps, which some considered to be below par in design and image quality. As a result, this pictographic series was met with general disdain and proved so unpopular that the issues were consequently sold for only one year where remaining stocks were pulled from post offices across the United States.In 1870 the Post Office resumed its tradition of printing postage stamps with the portraits of American Presidents and Franklin but now added several other famous Americans, including Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Alexander Hamilton and General Winfield Scott among other notable Americans. Indeed, the balance had now shifted somewhat; of the ten stamps issued in 1870, only four offered presidential images. Moreover, presidents also appeared on less than half of the denominations in the definitive sets of 1890, 1917, 1954 and 1965, while occupying only a slight major ...