Learning on Vacation

Enjoy a guided walking tour of downtown Jamestown, New York, and learn about the fascinating history of this charming town as it applies to Lucille Ball. Participants will meet at the Fenton History Center at 10:00 a.m. The Fenton History Center conducts historic walking tours from June to August. The cost is $8 for members and $12 for non-members. Participants can pre-register online, at the Fenton, or by phone at 716-664-6256. There is a limit…

From the beginning Jamestown residents had faith. It took a few years for it to manifest itself into the form of wood and stone. Learn about the history of the many houses of worship and visit a number of the churches in Jamestown. Participants will meet at the Jamestown Free Methodist Church, 515 E. 7th Street, Jamestown, at 10:00 a.m. The Fenton History Center conducts historic walking tours from June to August. The cost is $8 for members and…

Join us at 10:30 am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for a small-group guided tour behind the scenes of the Johnson Estate Gardens and Vineyards. This 45-minute walk leads you through our historic estate as you explore the grape varieties we grow and discover how the Lake Erie Region’s climate and unique geology help us craft so many award-winning wines. After your tour, you’ll be welcomed to FLIGHT, our outdoor tasting venue, for…

Get an inside scoop on what it’s like within the hallowed halls of 30 Rock at Saturday Night Live. Learn more about the rigorous weekly schedule, taking a sketch from paper to production, and how the show has changed over its nearly 50 year run.

SPEAKER:Jim RasenbergerAuthor and Journalist TOPIC:In creating the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams collaborated in what Jefferson later called “a perfect coincidence” of thought and action. Exactly fifty years later, on July 4, 1826, they died within hours of each other. Author Jim Rasenberger will explore the meaning of these two coincidences and the remarkable fifty-year relationship between…

Let's face it - everybody farts, poops, and pees. And just about everybody finds these acts funny (at least to some degree). Join a museum educator and engage with all things scatological humor by discussing the history, creation, and reception of some of the most well-known scatological jokes.

Join us at 10:30 am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for a small-group guided tour behind the scenes of the Johnson Estate Gardens and Vineyards. This 45-minute walk leads you through our historic estate as you explore the grape varieties we grow and discover how the Lake Erie Region’s climate and unique geology help us craft so many award-winning wines. After your tour, you’ll be welcomed to FLIGHT, our outdoor tasting venue, for…

Nancy Youssef is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before that, she was a longtime national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and also worked at BuzzFeed News and The Daily Beast. Youssef spent much of her career at McClatchy Newspapers where she served as national security correspondent and Middle East bureau chief based in Cairo covering the Middle East and the Islamic world. Prior to that she was McClatchy’s chief Pentagon…

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