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The
Mesa Verde Association is a joint
membership program of the Mesa Verde
Museum Association and the Mesa Verde
Foundation. Your MVA membership supports
both of these 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations.
The Mesa Verde Museum Association
(tax ID 84-1404606) provides educational
and interpretive material to visitors
of Mesa Verde National Park through
an active publishing program and the
operation of retail bookstores online,
in the park, and in Cortez, CO. Our
services enhance the visitor experience
and promote stewardship of Mesa Verde's
world-renowned archeological resources
and natural landscapes. Proceeds from
all Association operations are donated
to the park's interpretive, research,
and education programs.
The Mesa Verde Foundation (tax ID
84-046967) funds capital improvements,
projects, and educational endeavors
for Mesa Verde National Park. Our
projects include construction of a
new Visitor and Research Center near
the park's entrance and remodeling
the existing Far View Visitor Center
into a Tribal Cultures Center to enhance
understanding of the connection between
the Ancestral Puebloans and contemporary
Native American tribes.
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Welcome to "Verde Views," the e-newsletter
for Mesa Verde Association members and friends.
This periodic publication will keep you
informed about Association news and events,
park happenings, new products and special
sales.
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Hundreds
Attend Visitor and Research Center Grand
Opening
More than 350 dignitaries, employees,
and friends were on hand on May 23 for
the grand opening of Mesa Verde National
Park's new Visitor and Research
Center. Read the full article and see
photos at http://www.mesaverdefoundation.org/
Scroll down to the aricle titled "MVNP
VIisitor & Research Center Opens".
Artists
Discover Great Treasure in Rims to
Ruins Plein Air Event
Twenty-three top Western artists spent
three May days in Mesa Verde creating
stunning artwork for the Mesa Verde
Foundation's inaugural Plein Air
fundraiser Rims to Ruins event.
Ninety guests attended a catered brunch
and live auction on Wetherill Mesa of
works created during a morning paint-out
on May 22. Proceeds from the paint-out
auction are supporting Mesa Verde National
Park. It's not too late to add
to your own art collection though! More
formal paintings created by the artists
will be displayed and sold during a
special gala reception, sale and exhibition
at the Denver Public Library's
Vida Ellison Gallery on October 22,
2013. Call 303-321-3120 or email ben@mesaverdefoundation.org
to learn more about the fall show and
sale. Read the full article and see
photos of the Rims to Ruins event
at http://www.mesaverdefoundation.org/.
Free
2013 Four Corners Lecture Series Continues
The free Four Corners Lecture Series
continues this summer, returning to
Mesa Verde in late June for the Lomayestewa
Family's traditional Hopi Dances.
We hope you'll join us for these
and other upcoming programs! The full
lecture series schedule can be found
here.
When: June 13, 7:00 p.m.,
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Who: Bill Lipe
What: Thirty Years of Knowing
the Southwest through Crow Canyon
Archaeological Center
When: June 29 and 30, 11:00
a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00
p.m., Visitor and Research Center
at Mesa Verde National Park
What: The Lomayestewa Family
Traditional Hopi Dances (Shungopovi
Village)
When: June 30, 1:00 p.m.,
Anasazi Heritage Center
Who: James Peshlakai
What: The Navajo Way
CANCELLED: July 12, 7:00 p.m.,
Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National
Park
Dr. Linda Cordell was to have given
this talk. Unfortunately, she passed
away suddenly on March 29, 2013. Our
thoughts are with Dr. Cordell's
family and colleagues.
When: July 19, 7:00 p.m.,
Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National
Park
Who: Julie Coleman
What: The Worst and Best of
Durango Archaeology, Falls Creek Revisited
When: July 23, 7:00 p.m.,
Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National
Park
Who: Patricia Crown
What: A Brief History of Theobroma
cacao (aka chocoloate) in the
American Southwest
This lecture series is sponsored
by the Mesa Verde Museum Association
and Mesa Verde National Park, as well
as by Fort Lewis College's Office
of the President and Department of
Anthropology, Anasazi Heritage Center,
Bureau of Land Management, Crow Canyon
Archaeological Center, and the Hisatsinom
Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological
Society. Additional support is provided
by ARAMARK/Mesa Verde Company and
KSJD Dryland Community Radio.
Fall
Photography Multi-Day Workshop in
Mesa Verde National Park
Every year thousands of visitors snap
photos of the spectacular, world-famous
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings
at Mesa Verde National Park. To help
you capture the best light and perspective
of these remarkable structures in
either digital or film cameras, the
nonprofit Mesa Verde Museum Association
is offering a special fall three-day
photography workshop led by well known
photographer and Northern Arizona
University Professor Emeritus Dr.
Gene Balzer.
This year the workshop is scheduled
for October 11-13, 2013, and is
limited to 13 participants to ensure
plenty of personalized coaching.
It begins at noon on Friday and
ends on Sunday afternoon. Tuition
includes three days of instruction,
two nights in-park motel lodging
at the Far View Lodge, and all meals
including two dinners at the famed
Metate Room Restaurant. For further
information or to register, click
here or call 800-305-6053. Mesa
Verde Association members are eligible
for a 20% discount!
Workshop participants will come
away with images of several of Mesa
Verde's stunning cliff dwellings.
Participants will visit sites around
the park at times designed to capture
ideal lighting conditions, and will
work on compositional skills for
compelling images. The group will
visit some archeological sites at
hours when they're closed to
the general public, and will also
visit Mug House, a beautiful cliff
dwelling that is not normally open
for visitors. Pacing will be leisurely
so everyone gains as much as possible
from their experience. Come to Mesa
Verde this October for the experience
of a lifetime!
Stay
Connected to Mesa Verde through Facebook
Get your virtual Mesa Verde fix
by following park partners on Facebook!
The National Park Service at MVNP
is posting as MesaVerdeNPS;
ARAMARK, the park's concessioner,
is posting as MesaVerde;
the Mesa Verde Foundation posts
at MesaVerdeFoundation;
and Mesa Verde Museum Association
posts at MesaVerdeMuseumAssociation.
"Like" us today and be
informed on all the latest park
news and events.
DVD:
Paving the Way: The National
Park-to-Park Highway
On the clear, cloudless morning
of August 26, 1920, in the city
of Denver, Colorado, twelve
American motorists set out on
a 5,000 mile, 76-day pilgrimage
to all twelve National Parks
that existed in 1920. This Park-to-Park
Highway was the longest motor
route to date—and its roads
were not even paved.
PAVING THE WAY: The National
Park-to-Park Highway begins
with a brief history of the
automobile, from its status
as a rich man's toy to
its remarkable affordability
with the invention of Henry
Ford's assembly line. Once
the average American is able
to travel, civic movements such
as "See America First"
begin to promote tourism within
the National Parks, shifting
from the railroad to the automobile.
The decimation of World War
I and the flu pandemic of 1918
hindered this movement, but
by 1920, the American public
was ready to get out and explore
the West.
From Denver to Rocky Mountain
National Park, Yellowstone,
Glacier, Mt. Rainier, Crater
Lake, Lassen Volcanic, Yosemite,
General Grant, Sequoia, Zion,
the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde
and back to Denver, the original
twelve travelers of the Park-to-Park
Highway in 1920 faced a truly
adventurous frontier, which
this engaging video documents.
The 2-part feature runs for
114 minutes and includes a bonus
"making-of" featurette.
Priced at $24.99, or just $19.99
for Mesa Verde Association members;
click
here to purchase yours today.
As always, proceeds from your
purchases support Mesa Verde
National Park.
Not a member yet? It's
easy to join! Just click here
or call us at 1-800-305-6053
or 970-529-4445 for assistance.
Misplaced your member discount
code? Just call or email us
at info@mesaverde.org
and we'll be happy to provide
it to you!
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