[Bcma-l] (Fwd) 'Walk Back in Time' - Natural History Exhibit Opening

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Subject:        	'Walk Back in Time' -  Natural History Exhibit Opening
Date sent:      	Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:29:10 -0800
From:           	"Peter Ord" <peter.ord@penticton.ca>




NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release - from Penticton Museum & Archives



Date : November 20th 2007



Subject :  'A Walk Back in Time' event celebrates new Natural History
Exhibit at Penticton Museum



From:  

Peter Ord - Museum Manager/Curator, Penticton Museum & Archives

Direct Tel: (250) 490-2452

Office Tel: (250) 490-2451

Fax: (250) 490-2442

Email: peter.ord@penticton.ca <mailto:peter.ord@penticton.ca> 



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The Penticton Museum & Archives

Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance (OSCA) &

South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program (SOSCP)



are proud to present:



'A Walk Back in Time'

Monday November 26th 2007, 4:30 - 6:30pm at the Penticton Museum



To celebrate the opening of the Penticton Museum's new Natural 
History Gallery, the public is invited to an evening of guest 
presentations, gastronomic treats and great company. 



What's On:

4:30 - Wine and Cheese Reception

5:15 - Official Opening: Penticton Museum's New Natural History
Exhibit 

5:45 - Presentation : Host Don Gayton, cultural expert Richard
Armstrong, historian Randy Manuel, and biologist Dick Cannings, will
reflect on the transformation of the Okanagan Valley in the past one
hundred years. Historic and contemporary photographs will form a
backdrop to a discussion on how our community can work to preserve
this unique valley landscape for the future.



'A Walk Back in Time' @ Penticton Museum (785 Main St, Penticton)

Monday, November 26th 2007. 4:30 - 6:30 pm

For info : (250) 490-2452 or email museum@city.penticton.bc.ca

Admission is free. No-host bar.






Peter Ord 
Manager/Curator
Penticton Museum & Archives 
785 Main St, Penticton, BC V2A 5E3
Direct Tel: (250) 490-2452
Office Tel: (250) 490-2451
Fax: (250) 490-2442
Email: peter.ord@penticton.ca <mailto:peter.ord@penticton.ca> 



Now showing in  the Atkinson Gallery :  'Discover Archives' - The
Exhibit 



Operation assistance for the museum is provided by the BC Arts
Council. 




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