I'd love to join in all three huddles.

Mary Yager
Associate Director
215 Centennial Mall South, Ste 330
Lincoln, NE  68508
402-474-2131 ext 103
FAX 402-474-4852
www.humanitiesnebraska.org



On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Harsh, Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the National Humanities
> Conference in St. Louis in November.
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> Towards that end, we would like to invite you to join us for several
> different MoMS activities.
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> First, we will be hosting a MoMS focus group on *Thursday, November 5,
> 2015, from 2:00 to 5:00* at the hotel (room TBD).  We want to get your
> feedback about concepts for the next MoMS exhibition topic (slated to open
> in 2018!); discuss new initiatives your councils are developing; and share
> ideas about best practices and lessons learned with regard to MoMS.  As you
> know Museum on Main Street represents a 21 year partnership between the
> Smithsonian and state humanities councils. It’s important for us to dream
> together about where we want this partnership to go and how we can keep it
> relevant and meaningful in the work of the humanities.  We need to have a
> head count in order to make sure the room is big enough, so please let us
> know if you are able to join us by *Wednesday,  October 23, 2015.*
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> Secondly, we will be hosting “MoMS Host Huddles” so that councils hosting
> exhibits can share ideas with other councils that have hosted or are
> planning to host the same exhibition.  If you want to join in on this new
> opportunity, please look at the schedule below and let us know if you plan
> to participate:
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> Hometown Teams Huddle -- Lunch 11:30 to 1:00 on Saturday --(possibly at a
> sports bar?)
> Water/Ways Huddle - Lunch 12:30-2:00 on Friday – (you guessed it…at a
> seafood restaurant!)
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> The Way We Worked Huddle  - Dinner Thursday after the opening reception -
> 8:00 pm  -- (what makes sense? BBQ? American Diner?)
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> Please let us know if you plan to join us by *Monday, November 2, 2015*
> so that we can make reservations. These “huddles” will give you a chance to
> share your plans and bounce ideas off your colleagues.  We are eager to
> hear your ideas and provide any information that will help you to make MoMS
> a huge success in your states.
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> Also, please plan to attend the session about MoMS, “What’s new on Main
> Street” that is hosted by the Tracy (KS) and Jennifer (MN) and includes
> Robbie. It is scheduled for Saturday at 1:00.
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> This is the first National Humanities Conference in a number of years in
> which we will NOT be hosting MoMS National Planning Meetings.  For those of
> you on the 2017 tour of *Water/Ways* or the 2018 tour of *Hometown Teams*,
> we are planning to host your national planning meeting in February/March,
> 2016, in Annapolis, MD.  More details will follow shortly.  The national
> meeting for *The Way We Worked *will be at the end of November in
> Charlotte, NC.
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> So, on behalf of the MoMS team, we are looking forward to seeing you in
> St. Louis!
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> With warm regards,
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> Carol
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> Carol G. Harsh
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> Director, Museum on Main Street and Special Projects
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