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Alumni/Philanthropy @ NFA/Notable Norwich Lecture Series
searchresults	Lecture Schedule Norwich Celebrates Sunday, October 4, 2009 This year Norwich marked its 350^th Anniversary with a variety of events and festivals, but how did the town observe anniversaries over the past 200 years? Ms. Zoë presents a video and commentary retrospective of celebrations past. Around the World with William and Ellen Slater Saturday, December 5, 2009 Join Ms. Zoë for an exclusive tour of the Slater Museum's newest exhibit, and hear about the Slaters' worldwide voyage aboard their yacht, Eleanor, in 1894-95. John Fox Slater: An American Legacy Sunday, February 7, 2010 Learn about the philanthropy of the man for whom the Slater Memorial Museum is named, as Ms. Zoë discusses the life of John Fox Slater and the result of his largesse in support of the education of emancipated slaves in the South. John Denison Crocker: Norwich's Renaissance Man Sunday, March 7, 2010 Paintings by John Denison Crocker (1822-1907), document the town's late 19^th-century golden age. Discover the many sides of the man, artist and inventor in this enlightening presentation. Henry Watson Kent and the Slater Museum Sunday, April 11, 2010 Ms. Zoë discusses the origins and early development of the Slater Memorial Museum, its first curator, and their influence on dozens of American museums. Notable Norwich Lecture Series Vivian Zoe, Slater Museum Director Join Slater Museum Director Vivian Zoë, as she presents a series highlighting the people and places that influenced Norwich's rich history. All lectures take place at 3 pm in the Slater Memorial Building on the Norwich Free Academy campus. Refreshments will be served. To purchase tickets, call Kristen Fossum at 860.425.5547 or CLICK HERE to place your secure order online now! Please be advised: The Norwich Free Academy Foundation, Inc. was recently notified by Click & Pledge (our online payment processing service) that consumers may find arbitrary international processing fees added on to their statements by the cardholders' bank or issuing financial institution. At this time, the NFA Foundation is exploring options for a new online payment processing service; in the interim, if you receive an additional international processing fee for your purchase that you feel is unjust, please forward a copy of your credit card statement to the Foundation for reimbursement: The NFA Foundation, Inc. • 321 Broadway • Norwich, CT 06360. 100% of all ticket sales will be donated to support the Slater Memorial Museum Universal Access Project.** Ticket Information: Patron Tickets $90 Museum members $100 Non-members Includes: Tickets to all five lectures Listing in Lecture Series program Limited edition copy of The portraits Hung In Slater Memorial Hall and Other Academy Buildings, published May 1922 Series Tickets $45 Museum members $50 Non-members Includes: Tickets to all five lectures Single Tickets (per lecture) $12 Museum members $15 Non-members Sponsored by the Norwich Free Academy Foundation.