Lunch Break Special
Tuesday, February 7
Noon
Scott Self
Sailing from L.A. to Hawaii
February 7 is the first Lunch Break Special for 2012,
and we are sailing into the new year with a winner!
Okay, the pun was a groaner, but the speaker certainly
is not! Texas sailor Scott Self will tell us how his 33 foot sailboat
won its division in the 100 year anniversary ocean race “The Transpac”
from Los Angeles to Hawaii in 2005.
This
was not the first sailboat race for Scott; he has lots of sailing experience.
He has placed in the top ten of every major class of sailboat at National
Championships from Sunfish to 60 footers. In 2004 he placed second in
the J-22 World Championship, and in both 2005 and 2006 he was the Overall
Winner of the Harvest Moon Race from Galveston to Port Aransas. In addition,
just for fun, he has twice sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a 44-foot
sailboat. In 2007 he earned his US Coast Guard Master Captain’s
50-ton license.
Scott has the experience to teach sailing and makes
it fun for students to fall in love with the sport of sailing and to
become competent sailors. He currently gives cruises in Lake Ray Hubbard
on the 40-foot long sailing catamaran called Seawolf .
If you would like a catered sandwich from Glenda’s Café,
please call the Museum at 903-450-4502 by 10 a.m. on February 7.
Sponsors for the February LBS are Steve Ramsey and Melva Geyer.
Golden Oldies Movie Night
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
February 18
6 p.m.
FREE!
Starring
Peter Lorre, Think Fast, Mr. Moto is a 1937
film about a mysterious Japanese detective named Mr. Moto who tries
to stop a gang of international smugglers. It is the first of eight
films in the Mr. Moto series, all of which are based on novels written
by John P. Marquand. Hungarian-born German actor Lorre portrayed the
enigmatic and self-effacing sleuth in all eight of the films, transforming
himself into a Japanese character by merely putting on a pair of steel-rimmed
glasses. The entire series was produced in less than three years time,
from 1937 thru 1939, and probably could have gone longer, but worsening
relations with Japan convinced the strongly anti-fascist Lorre that
he should not make any more of the films.
A half hour before the main feature, we will show an
episode from The Bob Cummings Show (also known
as Love That Bob), a 1950s sitcom about the
romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor
and photographer operating in Hollywood. The show centered around his
womanizing ways with his models and his sister’s attempts to make
him settle down.
Admission is free on Movie Night and, as always, we
will serve popcorn and soft drinks! There is no charge for refreshments,
but we greatly appreciate donations!
Audie Murphy/American
Cotton Museum Militaria and Gun Show
February 25-26
Fletcher Warren Civic Center
Admission: $5
Children under 12 are free; children must be accompanied by an adult
Vendor Spaces Available
$45.00 per 8 ft. of table space
Call the Museum at 903-450-4502 to reserve a space or for more information
Funding is provided in part by City of Greenville Hotel/Motel
Tax revenues
Easter After Dark - An
Easter Egg Hunt for Adults Only!
March 30 (rain date March 31)
7:30 p.m.
$8 for Museum members and early birds (before March 30), $10 for non-members
at the event
Ticket sales begin February 21- space is limited so get yours early!
Sorry, tickets are non-refundable.
Easter After Dark is for those of you who are young at
heart!
The
Easter Bunny has been really busy gathering all sorts of eggs-traordinary
prizes to go into over 700 eggs that her “bunny-ettes” will
hide on Museum grounds for the 5th annual EASTER AFTER DARK, an Easter
egg hunt for adults only (18 and older). s (March 31st is the rain date
- if there is a lot of rain!)
Tickets go on sale February 21.
Be sure to bring a flashlight and something to put all
your eggs in! Tickets found inside the eggs will be redeemed for your
prizes inside the Museum. Refreshments will be available.
This event is sponsored in part by the City of Greenville Hotel/Motel
Occupancy Tax Revenues.
Make a difference when you
shop
Why not combine your shopping with helping your favorite Museum (us!)
at the same time?
ShopforMuseums.com
is a leading source of fund-raising for museums, zoos, parks and related
organizations across the U.S. By offering discounts to customers, ShopforMuseums.com
has established a partnership between consumers, retailers and museums
in which a portion of each purchase goes to a museum of the buyer’s
choice AT NO EXTRA COST to the consumer! Whenever you shop online, if
you first go through ShopforMuseums, a part of your purchase amount
will be donated FREE to your favorite Museum.
Just go to ShopforMuseums.com
and go through three easy steps:
(1) Register
(2) Select a museum (we are listed under our full name: Audie Murphy/American
Cotton Museum)
(3) Begin shopping!
There are TONS of participating stores in a multitude
of categories, and the amount the store donates varies from store to
store. The main thing is that YOU get to do your shopping, and THE MUSEUM
receives a donation from each participating store from which you shop!
It’s a win-win situation!
