Photos needed for Amazing Feats of Aging Wall of Fame

The Neville Public Museum is looking for photos to display on the Amazing Feats of Aging exhibit’s Wall of Fame. Photos must be of a person 55 or older, preferably with a younger family member. The photo must also include a brief note on a 3” x 5” card, notecard or piece of stationery that gives the names and ages of the people in the photo, their relationship to one another, and a sentence or two about the positive aspects of aging.

Amazing Feats of Aging, on display at the Neville from January 31 through May 3, 2009, is a carnival-themed, interactive exhibit that encourages intergenerational learning. It explores the mysteries of aging and the wondrous achievements made by humans and animals as part of this biological process.

Photos and cards selected will be put on public display in Amazing Feats of Aging for the duration of the exhibit. Not all photos may be displayed and photos and/or notes will not be returned.

Amazing Feats of Aging was created and is toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. The exhibit was supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Center for Research Resources. MetLife Foundation is the National Tour Sponsor for this exhibition.

To submit your photos, send them to:
Neville Public Museum
attn: Matt Welter, Curator of Education
210 Museum Pl
Green Bay, WI 54303.

www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

Amazing Feats of Aging Lecture Series

Neville Public Museum presents the Amazing Feats of Aging Lecture Series

In conjunction with their latest exhibit, Amazing Feats of Aging, the Neville Public Museum is offering a series of free lectures focusing on issues relevant to today’s aging population. Amazing Feats of Aging, opening January 31 and continuing through May 3, explores the mysteries of how and why we age, and the secrets to healthy aging and living longer. Each lecture begins at 6:30pm in the Neville Theatre.

Lecture topics and dates include:
February 5: Maintain Your Brain-Healthy Lifestyle. When we think of staying fit, we generally think of our body from the neck down. However, brain health plays a critical role in everything we do; thinking, feeling, remembering, working, playing, and even sleeping. The good news is that we now know what to do to keep our brain healthier as we age. Join Beverly Bartlett, Outreach Specialist at the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin, as she presents ways of keeping our brain healthy.

March 5: Do Not Go Gently. Join producer Eileen Littig as she shows parts of this PBS special and talks about how she and her daughter made the film.

April 2: Amazing Accomplishments in Old Age. Join Dean VonDras, Associate Professor of Human Development and Psychology at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as he discusses the outstanding accomplishments by older adults.

To find out more about the programs, contact Curator of Education, Matt Welter, at 920-448-7851 or welter_mt@co.brown.wi.us.


Neville Public Museum Foundation
210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI 54303
www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

Wisconsin Visual Artists

Wisconsin Visual Artists: 2009 Membership Exhibition opens at the Neville Public Museum

Forty-four artworks, including paintings, mosaics, drawings, mixed media pieces, pastels, and works done in other media were accepted into the Wisconsin Visual Artists: 2009 Membership Exhibition, which will be on display from January 24 through April 5 at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County

Neville Public Museum Foundation
210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI 54303
www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

The New U.S.S. Green Bay

The New U.S.S. Green Bay: “Stand and Fight, Remain Unvanquished”

Come celebrate the commissioning of the USS Green Bay at the Neville Public Museum. A small exhibit in the Neville’s Mezzanine focusing on the ship titled The New U.S.S. Green Bay: “Stand and Fight, Remain Unvanquished” will be on display from January 17—March 22.

Neville Public Museum Foundation
210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI 54303
www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

Good Will Abounds In Broadway District

Holiday Helping and Good Will abound in the Broadway District this holiday season. As times get tough for many, many Broadway District businesses are stepping up. They say the lights are bright on Broadway; it’s clear the hearts are too. Here’s a few ways the businesses are helping:

Win a Gift Basket. Bring a non-perishable food items to any participating Broadway District businesses and customers will be entered into a drawing for one of two gift baskets filled with products from the businesses. And the really cool part is that for each food items brought in, customers can enter the drawing. In other words, bring in three cans, enter the drawing three times! Participants include The Gift Itself (125 N. Broadway), Sassy Girl (107 N. Broadway), Besselli (201 N. Broadway), Monzú Bistro and Custom Cakes (154 N. Broadway), Kavarna (112 S. Broadway), Green Bay Net (126 S. Broadway), Red Awning (119 N. Broadway) and The Urban Frog (163 N. Broadway). Food goes to Paul’s Pantry.

The idea started with Michelle Zjala Winter at The Gift Itself. “I was listening to WPR the other morning and the food pantries are having a hard time keeping their shelves stocked, and I thought of how the Broadway businesses could help. It’s a perfect fit—shop local, dine local and help our local food bank!”

For more information on the gift basket, contact Michelle Zjala Winter or Allen Buch at 920-433-9171.

Also—
-Cup O Joy is collecting non perishable food items for the Salvation Army Pantry. 750lbs of food has been collected already! Collections are done every Friday and Saturday night during the shows until Christmas, hours are usually 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Jan Oettinger at Cup O Joy, 232 S. Broadway, at 920-435-3269.

-Scanhome Furnishings is making it “stressless” to give this holiday season. Through December 31, 2008, consumers will receive $200 off the purchase price of a Stressless brand recliner from Ekornes, Inc. when they donate a minimum of $50 to Paul’s Pantry.

For more information, contact Mary or Lars Rydell at Scanhome, 142 N. Broadway, at 920-435-1961.

Check out VACANT Phantom Art Gallery!

VACANT art gallery opened November 21 in conjunction with the Lighting Ceremony On Broadway, in the vacant space next to KaVarna at 114 S. Broadway. Vacant is a phantom art gallery, a concept that places temporary art installations in vacant storefront windows for the public to view. The project gives local artists an opportunity to exhibit their work, while fostering economic development by drawing attention to available retail space.
Less than four weeks ago, local photographer Josh Kufahl contacted On Broadway, Inc. (OBI) with a simple request: To use open space as an open canvas. With help from Direct Development, OBI, n.e.w. ARTS, Jesse Mitchell, Ashley Bavery, local businesses and some other great friends and sponsors, the vacant building at 114 S. Broadway was transformed into a temporary gallery of contemporary art featuring local talent. Exhibiting artists include Daniel Klewer, Jesse Mitchell, Johanna Winters, Josh Kufahl, Don Krumpos, Ashley Megal, Janet Kallman, Shanna Casperson, and Dane Stewart-Disch.
There is no charge to visit the gallery; however, artists will be asking for donations to help cover the costs of installation work and renting the space. T-Shirts and buttons will be sold, and donation jars will be on the tables. Works by these artists are also for sale, and the gallery will carry a listing of information on how to contact each of the artists if interested in a purchase. A percentage of sales will also go to fund the gallery, and any future phantom art gallery installations in the area.

The gallery will be open for the next few weeks, or until the space is permanently filled. Regular hours are Tuesdays through Fridays 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays noon to 3:00 p.m. For more information, email vacantgallery@mail.com.

Don’t wait—catch these talented local artists while you can—who knows where and when a collection like this will pop up again!

November Birthdays

Stop in and say Happy Birthday to these November Businesses!

KaVarna-112 S. Broadway- 9 years
The Mother Bead-419 W. Dousman-10 years
Liberty Title/Czachor & Polack-107 N. Broadway-10 years