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The Frazier Museum will be closed December 24 and 25.
Friday, January 1, the Frazier Museum will open at Noon. |
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Buy your Frazier Canteen tickets NOW! |
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We've made your Valentine's plans for you!
Space is limited for this 1940s USO-style dinner & dance fundraiser!
 Join us for a World War II era canteen dance on Valentine's Weekend, Saturday, February 13 from 7 to 10 p.m.!
Call (502) 753-5663 to buy your tickets now!
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Holiday Membership Sale Extended |
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Now through February 28, save 20% when you purchase a NEW membership!
Members, refer a new member during this special promotion & recieve a $25 gift certificate for the Frazier Museum Store.
New members, join online here and enter " holiday" as the discount code to recieve 20% off. Please include the name of the member who referred you in the comments section.
Click here for more information on Frazier Museum Memberships, starting at just $45. Join today! Call Erin Cooper, Manager of Membership & Annual Giving, at (502) 753-5670 for more information or to purchase a membership by phone. |
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Lecture, "We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II" |
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Tuesday, January 5
7 p.m., FREE
 Professors Robert McLaughlin and Sally E. Parry, authors of "We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II," will discuss the culmination of their work after viewing more than 600 films made between 1937 and 1946. For more...
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DOLLAR DAY |
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Wednesday, January 6
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A dollar may not get you as much today as it did in the 1940s, but the Frazier Museum is trying to change that!
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Give Blood, Get Discount on Canteen Dance Tickets |
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Sign up today for our February 11 blood drive! The history of the American Red Cross is inextricably linked to the history of war in America. The Frazier Museum and the Louisville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross are partnering to host a special blood drive in honor of the current temporary exhibit, WWII: 48 Local Stories That Changed the World. Give blood at the Frazier Museum on Thursday, February 11 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and receive discounted admission to the Frazier Canteen dinner and dance that Saturday, as well as a voucher for free museum admission including the WWII exhibit. Sign up today by calling Margaret Seifert, Manager of Volunteers and Special Events, at (502) 753-1689 or email. |
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"One Step Ahead of Hitler," Book Signing |
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Wednesday, January 20
6:30 p.m., FREE
 Fred Gross, a Belgian-born Louisvillian who survived the Holocaust, presents his book, "One Step Ahead of Hitler: A Jewish Child's Journey through France." Gross is one of 48 individuals whose story is featured in the current exhibit, WWII: 48 Local Stories. |
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BITE OF HISTORY Lecture Series - "Medieval Memorial Brasses" |
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Tuesday, January 21
12 p.m., FREE
Leicester R. Moïse and Jo Gault Moïse discuss the monumental brass plates commissioned by wealthy patrons in Medieval Europe as memorials of loved ones, and present rubbings and reproductions from their personal collections. Learn more... |
2010 Historical Ball - Space is limited! |
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Saturday, January 23
7 to 10 p.m.
Reenactors from all time periods are invited to dance the night away! After you meet and mingle during our cocktail hour from 6 to 7 p.m., enjoy the Americana sounds of "Skipjack," a dessert reception and cash bar! For ticket prices, click here. |
BITE OF HISTORY Lecture Series - "An American Woman in World War II"
Rescheduled from November |
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Wednesday, January 27
12 p.m., FREE
 Professor Jim H. Madison's book, "Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys," takes a look at the men who defeated the Nazis and the Red Cross women who helped make victory possible. WWII volunteer Liz Richardson doled out doughnuts and coffee to American soldiers and, as her diaries reveal, she gained insight into the homesick GIs. For more... | |
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