MARCH/APRIL 2016 AT THE P!NK PALACE

A Once and Future PlanetariumBy Dave Maness, Sharpe Planetarium Manager Shortly after I arrived in Memphis to start my job working for the City of Memphis, the Pink Palace Museum, and for all the residents and tourists who visit, there was talk about technological improvements. Through the leadership of Director of Museums Steve Pike, it soon became more than just talk. Talk led to fundraising successes that ultimately gave us the opportunity to do some real planning. A good plan starts with challenging but achievable goals and objectives. We wanted to create the most advanced, capable and state of the art science-education theater that our fine city had ever seen. We looked at the current state of the Sharpe Planetarium. The (then) current planetarium was operating with equipment installed in 1978. The Minolta Series 4 (sometimes referred to as a model 1015) projector was over 36 years old! The manufacturer had long before merged with former competitor Konica, to become Konica Minolta. Eventually, Konica Minolta ended technical support for older equipment such as our star projector. Still we limped along, getting support from Ash Enterprises and Eastern Control Systems to keep essential functions operating. Soon we noticed some problems. Strange things were happening in our simulated sky. Constellations were changing shape due to star cell migration caused by repeated heating and cooling from the hot primary star lamps. Bright “stars” appeared where fuzzy nebulas once shown. We traced this to the loss of filters that had fallen off the precision star plates and then were lost. Some bright stars vanished altogether as lamps were no longer available. Those had to be replaced by less than ideal alternatives. Replacement (filament style) lamps were becoming more expensive and harder to find. Belts slipped, gears locked up, and sometimes they even chomped on wires

that carried power to certain functions. If that weren’t enough to convince anyone a change was needed, the sound system buzzed, the houselights projected pink instead of blue skies, and the noise of over 70 projectors in their choreographed reset dance after every show was deafening. “The writing was on the wall.” We needed to upgrade! As much as we still loved that iconic old star projector which resembled a mechanical insect standing in the center of the room, newer digital systems have none of its problems. Except for a fan, there are no moving parts. The new systems use as few as one lamp! And since they project an image based on a 3 dimensional database, they are far more accurate. To top it off,they are immeasurably more flexible. The old projector limited our point of view to Planet Earth. As rocket technology matures and improves, we humans begin to see ourselves as residents of the solar system and beyond. Digital projectors permit us to visualize our dreams of space travel. With such a system we can now inspire students and others by simulating journeys from our home planet to virtually anywhere in the known universe. The largest city in the State of Tennessee certainly deserves as much. And so, a few years ago with the cooperation of the City of Memphis, Memphis Museums, Inc., and our generous donor AutoZone, we set the ball rolling with the hiring of the Memphis architectural firm of Askew, Nixon, Ferguson. After many meetings and much research, careful plans were drawn up. The physical work on the project began September 15, 2014. After 16 months of work (including time to recover from an unfortunate fire), we have built something special. We have a new dome with the largest projection surface in Western Tennessee, new seating for 145, new colorful and customizable LED houselights, a new digital Konica Minolta Super Media Globe 2 projector, and a new Cinema Standard sound system. We hope you are as proud of the results as we are.

Welcome to the AutoZone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium!

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See our website for showtimes

Now Showing at the AutoZone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium:

Planetarium Shows Sponsored by:

Astronaut The exploration of space is the greatest endeavour that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

Follow Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from Zhima Jie, the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.

Seasonal Stargazing Find out more about “what’s up tonight” in just a few minutes than some people do in a lifetime! Hop through constellations, learn cool star names, and groove to planetarium space music.

Firefall Throughout Earth’s violent history, impacts from comets and asteroids have mercilessly shaped its surface.

This ceaseless firefall is our only tangible connection to the universe beyond and is an ever-present reminder of our own humble beginnings in the hostile environment of space.

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National Parks Adventure 3D Opens March 5, 2016Narrated by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure 3D will take you on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Soar over red rock canyons, hurtle up craggy mountain peaks and into other-worldly realms found within America’s most legendary outdoor playgrounds, including Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Yosemite, and Arches.

Fun Facts:• Cadillac Mountain in Acadia is the tallest point along the

east coast of the US and at times is the first place to see sunrise.

• The Everglades is the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles co- exist!

• Many fossils are found the in Grand Canyon, but none are dinosaurs. Why? The rocks are older than the oldest dinosaur!

• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore surrounds Lake Superior, the coldest and deepest of all of the Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world!

• In Yellowstone, thermal pools and limestone deposits get their color from thermophiles, or heat loving organisms! Thermophiles produce many of the colors, textures, and smells you experience in Yellowstone National Park.

• Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park is filled with Giant Sequoia Trees that can reach up to 280 feet tall and can live to be 3,500 years old! These giant sequoias inspired poet John Muir and President Teddy Roosevelt to protect Yosemite Valley.

CTI 3D GIANT THEATER

Locally sponsored by:

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The Wizard of Oz 2D Saturdays and Sundays in March at 4pm Showing daily March 21–25 at 4pm Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land and embarks upon a quest to see a wizard who can help her return home. Rated "G."

Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 in 2DSaturdays and Sundays in April at 4pmToy Story showing April 2–3 and 23–24 at 4pmToy Story 2 showing April 9–10 and 30 at 4pmToy Story 3 showing April 16 –17 at 4pm In a world where toys come to life when their human owners aren't around, follow rivals-turned-partners Woody and Buzz Lightyear, as they watch over their owner, Andy, as he grows up.Rated "G."

HORRAY FOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIES AT THE CTI GIANT THEATER

CTI 3D GIANT THEATERJourney to Space 3D Now showing Journey to Space provides a timely review of how NASA has been transitioning from the end of the Space Shuttle Era to a much more ambitious future that will forever change how we live and operate in space as a species. The audience is sure to be filled with excitement about America’s future in space, and be much more knowledgeable about how those plans are coming to action!

Trustee sponsor Kevin and Tanja Thompson

COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS

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ALSO SHOWING:

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EXHIBITS

Now through May 1, 2016

From earthquakes and volcanoes to hurricanes and tornadoes, nature has shaped our dynamic planet. Throughout history, these catastrophic phenomena have affected people around the world. Now, uncover the causes of these natural disasters and find out how people cope and adapt in the aftermath. Discover what triggers a volcanic eruption, witness the power of hurricane-force winds, experience the roar of a tornado as it surrounds you and monitor earthquakes around the world in real time. Learn how science is helping to better predict, respond and prepare for future events. In this captivating, interactive new exhibit, all of nature’s power is on display at The Pink Palace Museum.This exhibition and its national tour were developed by The Field Museum, Chicago.

Locally Sponsored by:

Benchmark Electric, LLC In Partnership with Cummins Power Generation

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COLLECTIONS

Collecting the Missing PiecesNow through October 10, 2016

Carefully researched and selected items were purchased over the last two years from individuals and auction houses with a goal of strengthening the Museums's collection of African American artifacts. This RACE Collections Plan was made possible by a generous donation grant from The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. The collection includes:

1. I AM A MAN placard printed in 1968 by Wimmer Brothers Fine Printing and Lithography in Memphis, TN.

2. Illustrated broadside of the Emancipation Proclamation.

3. One of four hand-made, vintage, African-American quilts, 1930s, made in Hopkinsville KY by Dorris McGregor.

4. NAACP 1932, 23rd Annual Report.

5. Harper’s Weekly cover with illustrations of the Memphis race riots in May 1866.

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AT THE PINK PALACE MUSEUM STORES

TWO STORES: TWICE THE SHOPPING!

LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER

Volunteer Plant Sale Friday, April 15, 2016 • 9am – 5pm Saturday, April 16, 2016 • 9am – 1:30pm

Half-Price SaleSaturday, April 16, 2016 • 2pm - 4pm

Beautify your yard, go green, learn something new and have fun! •Freeadmissionandparking •Thousandsofnative,wildlife-friendlyand/oredibleplants •Over200differentplantvarietiesgrownbyLichtermanVolunteers •11speciesofnativeferns

•4speciesofmilkweed

•Anabundantselectionofbutterflyfavorites:blazingstar,ironweed, penstemon, salvias, three species of goldenrod, and coneflowers (including the rare TN coneflower)

•Butterflylarvalhostplants,including:dogwood,violets,spicebush, passionvine, pawpaw, dutchman’s pipe, sassafras, wild rose, parsley and dill •BestselectionalldayFridayandSaturdaymorning •EvenlowerpricesSaturdayafternoon

Wild Lunches It’s lunch time for Lichterman’s residents and you’re invited! What do box turtles eat? How do hawks catch their food? Do snakes swallow their food whole? Find out the answers to these questions and more, plus meet an animal up close and personal. Programs at noon Tuesday – Saturday at the Backyard Wildlife Center.

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DONATiONS

$75,000 - $99,999Friends of the Pink Palace Museum

$10,000 - $24,999ServiceMaster Restore

$5,000 - $9,999Peggy and Richard BodineAnne and Thayne MullerTrustmark Bank

$1,000-$4,999Bryce CorporationCrews Family FoundationILSSnow and Henry MorganPhilips Emergency LightingEstelle SheahanCindy and Jack StratonTennessee Ornithological SocietyJoy and Bob WernetMargaret West, M.D.Mydelle Wilson

$500-$999Cindy and Frank ChildressBarbara CrippenMary and James KeeganJill and John LevesqueKatherine and Ham Smythe

$100-$499 Archana and Sudhir AgrawalMarcelle and Charles AskewPatte and David KennedyAnn and Dudley LangstonRuthie Lentz and Earle DonelsonEvelyn and Jerome MakowskyMarcia Honig and Anton ReinerStephanie and Rodney RichardsVanessa Sepulveda and Steven BuckinghamLinda and Ron SklarCheryl and Mark Thompson

$1-$99Gloria and Irvine CherryKathryn and Peter DeckerAlida GoverMichael HugginsEmin KuliyevBertha Means and Michael JacewiczRebekah and Steven MorganCarol and Bill OdomClay PhillipsChristine and Russell ScheinbergKaren Wellford

in Memory of Richard “Dick” BodineBelz FoundationJan and Ronald ColemanMary and David Hepner

in Memory of Herbert “Kip” LichtermanFreddi and Joel Felt William Felt Marilyn and Louis Glazer Mary GravesNatalie and James JalenakPeggy and Leo JalenakBarry LichtermanJohn Lichterman Lisa Lichterman Betty and William LoewenbergCindy and Harry LoewenbergKaren MalkinHerman Markell Ilene Markell and Ben LewisJeanne SutherlandPhyllis TammBlanchard TualGwyn and Jeffrey WachtelAlison and James WetterJonathan WolfLynne and Mark Wolf

in Memory of Daniel CottamCharles Cottam

in Memory of Bob FoucheSuzanne Fouche

Honorariums Elizabeth and Joel Brown Chucalissa Chapter DARCrystal WarrenSean White

SUPPORTERS

Benefactor - $250+Mr. and Mrs. Laren Neilsen

Club Level - $100+Mr. and Ms. Arthur R. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Joshua BakerMr. and Mrs. Scott BrownMrs. Debra CrossDr. Deena L. Davidovics and Mr. Noam DavidovicsMr. Justin DennisMs. Mindy DesensMs. Le DuckworthMs. Pam FergusonMr. and Mrs. George FinneyMr. Steven Froehlich and Ms. Jennifer JacobsonMr. and Mrs. Tyler Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. David JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Ron LawrenzMr. and Mrs. Ron LucchesiMr. Neil Martin and Mrs. Peggy AyotteMr. Jeremy Meggs and Ms. Jennifer CarlsonMr. and Mrs. James MillicanMr. James Moscato and Ms. Martha WestMs. Kimberly NessMr. and Mrs. Kas ParthasarathyMr. and Mrs. Ruben PerezMr. and Mrs. Roberts PickardDr. Zandria Robinson and Mr. Tauheed RahimMr. and Mrs. John C. SimmonsMrs. Shelley StricklandMr. and Mrs. James SullivanMrs. Kim Turner and Ms. Lauren TurnerMr. and Mrs. Jeremy WallaceMr. and Mrs. Jimmy WezlerMr. and Mrs. Daivid Wheeler

Family 75+Mr. and Mrs. Alex AliMs. Elisa Anderson-CardosoMr. and Mrs. Joe AndrzejewskiMs. Jackie AnglinMr. and Mrs. Jeremy BenkinMr. and Mrs. Larry BristerMr. Tony Britt and Ms. Ashley BaileyMs. Meghan Carr and Mr. Boris Kort-PackardMr. and Mrs. Frank CitroneMr. Harry Clark Mr. Thaddaeus ConferMr. and Mrs. Mike CraneDr. Nick Cross and Mrs. Joan McCalebMr. Adam Daniels and Ms. Rachel JonesMs. Ivy DoverMr. and Mrs. Brian DuffyMrs. Shelly EatonMrs. Anna Fairchild-WilhiteMr. Jason FreemanMr. and Mrs. John GarrettMr. and Mrs. Thomas HallMr. Huy Ho and Mrs. Demi VoMr. and Mrs. John HolmesMrs. Tamara Howard-Fain and Mr. Randi LynnMr. and Mrs. Brad HundleyMs. Janay L. JohnsonMs. Kari JordanMr. and Mrs. Phillip KaltreiderMs. Jessie KaminskiMs. Heather KennyMr. and Mrs. Craig KnoxMr. and Mrs. Shea LangsMr. Edward LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Martin LipinskiMr. and Mrs. Tony Little

Mr. and Mrs. Billy LowryMs. Shannon Lowry and Mr. Muhammod ZubirMr. Daniel LundMr. and Mrs. Jonathan MayMr. and Mrs. Jason McCauleyMr. and Mrs. Micah McCauleyMrs. Julia MeansMr. and Mrs. Mike MillerMr. and Mrs. Bayard MorganMr. and Mrs. David NashMr. and Mrs. Tim OndrakMr. and Mrs. John PearsonMr. and Mrs. Nicholas PiraniMr. Luke D. RamseyMr. and Mrs. Patrick RandolphMrs. Julie RoarkMr. and Mrs. Saul SahoMr. and Mrs. David SalibaMr. and Mrs. Larry SemrauMr. and Mrs. Kennon SilenceMs. Stephanie SmithMr. and Mrs. Ed StoneMr. and Mrs. Ben SummersMr. and Mrs. Ghouse SundkeMr. Ethan TaylorMr. and Mrs. Chester ThayerMr. Matthew Thomas and Ms. Kristina JonesDr. Stanton Thomas and Dr. Genevieve Hill-ThomasMr. and Mrs. Ashley ThomasonMr. and Mrs. Justin ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Robert WatsonMrs. Susan WeberMr. Thomas Weinmann and Ms. Sarah GoralewdkiMr. Robert WestrichMr. Colin Wilson and Ms. Nancy WilsonMr. Randle WitheringtonMr. and Mrs. Jeff WonsmosMr. and Mrs. Kurt Wulff

individual / Dual Level - $50Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ButusMr. and Mrs. Jay ColemanMr. Tom CrossMr. and Mrs. Tom FurlotteMr. and Mrs. Greg GehlenMr. Matt Harris and Ms. Mary CampbellMr. Gavin KarelitzMr. and Mrs. Tony LarosaMs. Kayla MaherMs. Janet McGregorDr. Melanie Nesbitt and Mr. Acer NesbittMr. Donald NorsworthyMs. Delphia Parks and Ms. Dorthea ParksMr. and Mrs. John ReidMs. Linda WallsDr. and Mrs. John Webb

SUPPORTERS

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Members Day: Dig in at Coon Creek! Saturday, April 30 • 10am–4pm

Once a year, the Pink Palace invites our Members to get down and dirty at the Coon Creek Science Center in Adamsville, TN. It's a family-fun fossil dig 75-million-years in the making!

•anall-dayevent

•staffonhandtoshowyouhowtocleanandcarefor your prehistoric souvenirs

•scalemodelofthesolarsystemandtelescope

•checktheAdamsvilleweather;dressaccordingly •checkourwebsiteforamapanddirections

•bringyourmembershipcard

Coon Creek Science Center (CCSC)2983 Hardin Graveyard RoadAdamsville, TN 38310-2711

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VOLUNTEERS OPPORTUNITIES

call, email or visit to sign up

901.636.2438

janie.paraham@memphistn.gov

www.memphismuseums.org/be_a_volunteer/

Lichterman Nature Center:

Greenhouse, Habitat Detective, Backyard Wildlife Center, Spring Plant Sale

Pink Palace Museum:

Planetarium, Exhibits, CTi 3D Giant Theater

Mallory Neely House:

Tour Guide

For membership inFormaTion: 901.636.2406

To make a conTribuTion: 901.636.2371

MEMBERSHIP

upgrade your pink palace museum membership to club level or above and

see the 3D movies for free!

HISTORIC PROPERTIES

Take your Family on a hisToric Tour!

Mallory-Neely House 652 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38105 Open Fridays and Saturdays from 10am–4pmLast tour is at 3pmVisitusinMarch:4–5•11–12•18–19•25–26AndApril:1–2•8–9•15–16•22–23•29–30Free admission to Museum members!

Magevney House 198 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103

Open the first Saturday of each month from 1–4pm

Visit us Saturdays: March 5 and April 2

Free admission to the public!

National Volunteer Week

April 10-16, 2016

Thank you volunteers for all of your support!

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ACTIVITIES

FinD The shrunken heaD! The Shrunken Head has escaped and is hiding in the Museum Scope! Our staff detectives have determined that he's hiding somewhere on pages 2–9. Help us find him for your chance to win two passes to the CTI 3D Giant Theater! Send us his location along with:

Your Name:Your Address:Page #:Location on Page:

To museumscope@gmail.com. Deadline for entries is March 31.Winner will be determined at random from all eligible entries and contacted by email. Congratulations to Mary Ellen Clark for winning January-February!

RENTALS

Call 901.636.2394 for more information.

Call 901. 636.2213 for more information.

FRIENDS OF THE PINK PALACE

*Present this coupon for $5 off your purchase when you spend $20. Offer good through March 31, 2016. May not be

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call us aT 901.636.2407!

Bella Caffe has delicious, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and yummy desserts, along with refreshing cold and hot drinks.

BELLA CAFFE

Mallory-Neely House 652 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38105 Open Fridays and Saturdays from 10am–4pmLast tour is at 3pmVisitusinMarch:4–5•11–12•18–19•25–26AndApril:1–2•8–9•15–16•22–23•29–30Free admission to Museum members!

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eX-oFFicioSteve Pike

honorary TrusTeesWilliam L. ReedJohn D. Walt

eXecuTiveKevin Thompson, President Jordan E. Reifler, General Counsel Jan Coleman, Secretary/Friends President

Phyllis Petersen, Friends President-Elect

Steve Franklin, Treasurer

TrusTeesPeggy BodineJoy Bowen, immediate Past President

Chad BoydTom ClevesMark ColomboMike Lauderdale

John LevesqueLisa Lichterman Rita MooreJay RobinsonLori Spicer RobertsonMeg WestLarry Yeske

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

pink palace museum hours:Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm • Sunday: 12noon - 5pm

cTi 3D Giant Theater open mon-sunThe CTI 3D Giant Theater is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. At present, we have a total of 27 assistive listening devices. Nine of these devices (Captiview) provide closed captions. We also have 18 devices that enhance the volume for those visitors with hearing issues and those devices are also designed to provide a descriptive narrative of on screen actions on an additional audio channel. At the present, not all of the documentary movies we have shown in the theater have been digitally encoded by the documentary movie distributor with the necessary codes for the Captiview closed caption device and the DoReMi descriptive narrative capabilities. We have been informed that in the near future more documentary movies are being encoded with closed caption viewer Captiview and the DoReMi descriptive narrative features. The theater provides hearing impaired customers with a copy of the movie’s script with a red flashlight, for low light level reading. Customers in need of these devices should call our reservations number, (901)636-2362, so that we can make appropriate accommodations to serve their needs.

lichterman nature center hours:Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 3pm • Friday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm5992 Quince Rd. • Memphis, TN 38119program/Ticket information: 901.636.2211

mallory-neely house hours:Friday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm652 Adams Avenue • Memphis, TN 38105

magevney house:First Saturday of the month from 1 - 4pm198 Adams Ave • Memphis, TN 38103

Tour & Ticket information: 901.523.1484

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MUSEUM SCOPE

Museum Scope, issn 0145-6555, is published six times a year by the Pink Palace Family of Museums, 3050 Central Avenue, Memphis,TN 38111. Annual subscription is provided with a value of $6.50 per paid membership. Periodicals postage paid at Memphis, TN. Postmaster: send address changes to Museum Scope, 3050 Central Avenue. Staff: Ronda Cloud: Editor, Writer, Serah DeLong: DesignerAdditional writers: Caroline Mitchell, Photographer: Van Jolly

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The operation of the Pink Palace Family of Museums is a successful public-private partnership.

Color Me Embarrassed … and very Proud! I try not to use clichés, but as I read the contents of this issue that phrase, “an embarrassment of riches,” leapt to mind. There is amazing new technology lighting up our AutoZone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium with shows like Firefall and Astronaut. We have Robert Redford narrating our big screen feature, National Parks Adventure 3D. We have other educational movies such as Journey to Space 3D along with Hollywood favorites Toy Story 1, 2, and 3 and the Wizard of Oz … a world class exhibit, Nature Unleashed;anothergreatexhibitshowingoff the African-American artifacts we have acquired through a generous grant from the Assisi Foundation of Memphis,Inc.;theVolunteerPlantSaleatLichtermanNatureCenter,April15and16;andourannualMembers Day at Coon Creek, April 30. There is a restaurant in town I really like, but seldom go to. The menu has too many choices. It’s an embarrassment of riches, and I can’t decide what to order. Please don’t let that sort of thing keep you away from all our museum family has to offer. And remember, Spring Break is here. You’ll be looking for fun things to entertain kids and grandkids, and we have … well, you know the cliché.

bella caffe open during museum hours

3050 Central Avenue • Memphis, TN 38111 Showtimes/Ticket information: 901.636.2362 or www.memphismuseums.org

The AutoZone Dome at the Sharpe Planetarium open MON-SUN

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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puTTinG The park in naTional parks Yellowstone, Glacier, Carlsbad Caverns, Redwood, Death Valley, The Badlands. These are just a few of our national parks, and their names alone speak to their awesomeness!

Have you ever been to a national park? Closer to home, we have Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Hot Springs in Arkansas, and of course, the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. What wonderful vacation destinations!

In our new Giant Theater documentary, National Parks Adventure 3D, Robert Redford leads us on a 40-minute “vacation” to nature’s most beautiful locations – stunning, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring locations.

Perhapsyou’vebeentosome;perhapsyouintendtogosomeday. But until then, come sit in our comfortable theater seats, gnosh on popcorn and slurp a soft drink, and let us take you on a whirl-wind adventure!

There is one thing we ask of you. Don’t go alone. Help the Pink Palace Museum send hundreds of school children on this adventure with you. Your gift of $13 today will ensure that one child from a Title I local school will receive a heavily discounted ticket to step outside of their urban concrete environment and see the best nature has to offer.

You can also designate your gift to support students on a field trip to Lichterman Nature Center, our own awesome place. By designating your gift of $26 to Lichterman Nature Center, you ensure that two children are introduced to the joys of nature in a safe, secure, educational environment.

The Pink Palace Museum is putting the Park in National Parks – on the Giant Screen and at Lichterman Nature Center. Please send a gift today to put a child in these “Parks.”

Mission Statement:To inspire visitors to discover human cultures, the natural world, technology, and the universe.

A Memphis Museums, Inc. Publication

AT THE P!NK PALACE • MARCH - APRIL

P!NK PALACEMUSEUMP!NK PALACEMUSEUM

MARCH APRIL05 CTI National Parks Adventure 3D opens

CTI The Wizard of Oz in 2D 4pm

06 CTI The Wizard of Oz in 2D 4pm

12-13 CTI The Wizard of Oz in 2D 4pm

19-27 CTI The Wizard of Oz in 2D 4pm

Operated by the City of Memphis, Division of Parks and Neighborhoods and Memphis Museums, Inc.

02-03 CTI Toy Story in 2D 4pm

09-10 CTI Toy Story 2 in 2D 4pm

15 LNC Volunteer Plant Sale 9am - 5pm

16 CTI Toy Story 3 in 2D 4pm

LNC Volunteer Plant Sale 9am - 1:30pm

LNC Half Price Plant Sale 1:30 - 4pm

17 CTI Toy Story 3 in 2D 4pm

23-24 CTI Toy Story in 2D 4pm

30 CCSC Coon Creek Members' Day 10am - 4pm

CTI Toy Story 2 in 2D 4pm