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Press Release 11-24-10: Openings, Closings, and Events plus Reminders
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A Special Thanks to Museum Volunteers Everywhere!

Below is an example sent to us by Belle Meade Plantation of what it means to the success of a museum to have dedicated volunteers to help out staff expecially in times of crisis!

- Sherrie

Monday, May 3, 2010
Front Entrace Flood Damage

Thursday, May 13
Bridge after repair

- From June 2, 2010 Belle Meade Plantation newsletter

On the Monday after the flood, it appeared that it would be weeks before Belle Meade Plantation could open. Thanks to the kindness of neighbors, Board Members and volunteers, the Plantation only closed for one day! Over a quarter mile of stone wall was washed over and damaged. Sunday afternoon, in knee deep water, repairs began on the walls and front entrance. Ten days later, one would be hard pressed to know what was restored and what was original.

Around 5 feet of water entered the basement of the Mansion when the electricity went out on Sunday, May 2. By Monday, all was drained and mold mitigation had begun. No lasting effects are apparent, and we feel that it was the prompt action that saved us from many headaches later. Staff stayed around the clock, literally, removing debris as well as artifacts out of harm's way and prevented a bad situation from becoming worse.

Thanks to all that helped in whatever fashion, and join us in the effort to get the word out that Nashville is open for business!

Great GS story sent to us by Gail Yook!

A Thanksgiving Story Told by Juliette Low (founder of GS USA)

One year for Thanksgiving, we raised a turkey and we all became very fond of
him—even called him "Old Tom." When the day came for Tom to become Thanksgiving dinner, I begged my papa for the turkey's life, and, if not, then at least for anesthesia.

So we got some chloroform, put poor Tom to sleep, plucked him, and put him in the
cold storage. We did not, however, cut off his head.

So the next morning when we went to get him for cooking, he was very much alive and very, very mad. He chased Mama and the cook round and round, until finally he was caught, and had to lose his head. It really was a Thanksgiving to remember!

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A special note of Thanksgiving to each of you--

Thank you for all you do in the name of Girl Scouting. You are an important role
model. Even small actions touch the lives of our girls, their families and other
adult Girl Scouts. Thank you for being there-- You are appreciated!

Gail Yook
Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place
Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians

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Openings, Closings, and Events
The newsletter is now divided into three pages: California to Kentucky - page 1 Click here for page 2 - Alabama to North Carolina Click here for page 3 - Pennsylvania to Wyoming

Huntsville, AL Huntsville Museum of Art *Rebels With a Cause: American Impressionist Women* Nov. 21, 2010 – Feb. 6, 2011 *Encounters: Mark Messersmith* Through Jan. 16, 2011 Turning Wood into Art, The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection Closes Dec. 5 *We Hate Jackson Pollock: Beyond Abstract* Through Feb. 27, 2011 Event (Opening of new wing!)

San Francisco, CA The Contemporary Jewish Museum Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey November 14, 2010 - March 13, 2011 Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker October 29, 2010 - March 29, 2011 Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations August 26, 2010 – March 22, 2011 StoryCorps StoryBooth Ongoing As It Is Written: Project 304,805 (The Torah Project) Through March 29, 2011 “Being Jewish”: A Bay Area Portrait Ongoing

Stanford, CA Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from 16th-Century Italy: Promised Gifts from the Kirk Edward Long Collection November 3 – February 27, 2011 Vodoun/Vodounon: Portraits of Initiates Oct. 13, 2010 – March 20, 2011 Longing for Sea Change: Odile and Odette June 16 – January 9, 2011 Go Figure! Sept. 1 - August 5, 2012 Collection Highlights from Europe 1500 - 1800, Ancient Greece and Rome ongoing Mami_wata1Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas August 4, 2010 - January 2, 2011 Event

Torrance, CA Torrance Art Museum South Bay Focus November 20 - December 17 Event

Irvine, CA The Irvine Museum All Things Bright & Beautiful Nov. 10, 2010 - June 11, 2011

Laguna Beach, CA Laguna Art Museum John Paul Jones Oct.31, 2010 - Jan. 23, 2011 E. Roscoe Shrader Oct.31, 2010 - Jan. 23, 2011 Sean Duffy: Searcher Oct.31, 2010 - Jan. 23, 2011 Masterstrokes: Selections from Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Members Oct.31, 2010 - Jan. 23, 2011 Events

New London, CT Lyman Allyn Art Museum American Stories Ongoing *Members Collect: The Thrill of the Chase* Opens Oct. 17, 2010 -March 20, 2011 Event

Washington, D.C. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens A Photographic Journey of the Ambassador’s Daughter: Moscow, 1937-38 Oct. 21, 2010 - May 29, 2011 Events

Daytona Beach, FL The Southeast Museum of Photography *Spirit: From the Infinity Series* Nov. 20, 2010- Feb. 6, 2011 Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor Nov. 20, 2010- Feb. 6, 2011 I still do – Judith fox Through Dec. 16 Photographs - Elaine ling Through Dec. 16 Events

Winter Park , FL Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College MASTER/Plan: Visionary Architects and Their Utopian Worlds Sept. 11 - Dec. 23 Robert Motherwell and Jasper Johns: Poetic Works as Metaphor Sept. 11 - Dec. 23 REMIX: Old and New Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection Sept. 11 - Dec. 23 Event

West Palm Beach, FL Norton Museum of Art Artist Nick Cave’s Soundsuits Oct. 9, 2010 – Jan. 9, 2011 On the Silk Road and High Seas: Chinese Ceramics, Culture and Commerce Closes November 28!!!! Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait from the National Gallery of Art Sept. 4, 2010 - Feb. 8, 2011 John Storrs: Machine-Age Modernist October 2, 2010 – January 2, 2011 Event

Miami, FL The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum Florida International University Embracing Modernity: Venezuelan Geometric Abstraction Oct. 13, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 Florida Artists Series: Selections from Anomie 1492-2006: Arnold Mesches Oct. 13 - Dec. 5 Sequentia: Xavier Cortada Oct. 13, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 *La Habana Moderna* In The Wolfsonian Teaching Gallery at The Frost Art Museum Oct. 13, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 Event

Miami Beach, FL The Wolfsonian-Florida International University *Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from The Wolfsonian Collection* Ongoing *Advertising for Health* Ongoing *Speed Limits* September 17 - Event

Atlanta, GA Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University Wondrous Transformations: Photographs by Michael A. Smith Through Jan. 16, 2011 *Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an* Closes December 5 Events

Augusta, GA Morris Museum of Art Introducing America to Americans: FSA Photography Nov. 20, 2010–Jan. 30, 2011 Helen M. Turner: The Woman's Point of View Oct. 9, 2010 – Jan. 16, 2011 Events

Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Museum of Art Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection Nov. 7, 2010 - Jan. 30, 2011 Framed November 5, 2010-March 6, 2011 Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection Nov. 7, 2010-Jan. 30, 2011 *Andy Warhol Enterprises* Oct. 10, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 *Ball-Nogues Studio: Gravity's Loom* Sept. 3, 2010 - March 6, 2011 Drawings to Prints July 3, 2010 - January 2, 2011 Body Unbound: Contemporary Couture from the IMA's Collection April 10, 2010 - Jan. 30, 2011 Shots in the Dark: Photos by Weegee the Famous April 17, 2010-January 23, 2011 Events

Logan, KS The Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum Golden Age of Jazz Nov. 12 - December 12

Wichita, KS Wichita Art Museum British Watercolors: Featuring Gifts of Virginia & George Ablah And The Friends of the Wichita Art Museum Through Jan. 30, 2011 *Bernard Chaet: Paintings From the 1960's Through the Present* Oct. 10, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 Community Favorites Closes Nov. 30!!!!

Paducah, KY The National Quilt Museum Contemporary Broderie Perse November 19, 2010 - February 15, 2011 The Machine Age of Quilting: Treadle to Computer Closes Dec. 6 Event

Louisville, KY Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft PLANES, TRAINS AND SUPERHEROES Oct. 23 - Dec. 31 Rooted in Place Oct. 23 - Dec. 31 Healing Creatively Art Therapy Experiences from Kosair Children’s Hospital Closes Dec. 3 Events
The Speed Art Museum Modern in the Making: Design 1900-2000 Through April 3, 2011 European and American Art, 1800-1960 Extended Pursuing the Masterpiece: Five Recent Acquisitions Sept. 12 – Dec. 31 Events

Lexington, KY The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky The 2010-11 Robert C. May Photography Lecture Series: Kael Alford November 20, 2010 - January 16, 2011 Event

Click here for page 2 - Louisiana to North Carolina

Click here for page 3 - Pennsylvania to Wyoming