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URL:https://www.templemicah.org/events/lunch-and-learn-4-2024-03-13/
SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with Harold Closter - Horse: From Bones to Bestsell
 er
DESCRIPTION:The Strange Saga of the Racehorse Lexington and Other Tales fro
 m the Vaults of the Smithsonian\nRegister\n\nIn 2022\, Pulitzer Prize-winn
 ing author Geraldine Brooks published her sixth novel\, Horse. The book be
 came an instant bestseller\, garnering numerous awards and well-deserved p
 raise. Oprah called it "a thrilling story about humanity in all its ugline
 ss and beauty." In the acknowledgements section\, Brooks credits Temple Mi
 cah member Harold Closter with having first brought the story\, on which t
 he book is based\, to her attention. Harold will share the story behind th
 e story of Horse\, as well as other tales from his efforts to bring the Sm
 ithsonian beyond the National Mall to communities across America.\nAbout t
 he Speaker\nHarold Closter is Director Emeritus of Smithsonian Affiliation
 s\, a program created to bring the Smithsonian to Americans in their own c
 ommunities. During his thirteen years as the program's Director\, he devel
 oped over two hundred partnerships with museums and educational organizati
 ons across the country\, leading to the loan and display of thousands of t
 reasured Smithsonian objects. In his forty-year career at the Smithsonian\
 , he also previously served as the Associate Director for Public Service a
 t the National Museum of American History where he was responsible for its
  education programs and the design and production of exhibitions. In 1994\
 , Harold served as the project director of Smithsonian's America\, an exhi
 bition and music festival held in Tokyo\, Japan -- the largest Smithsonian
  traveling exhibit ever assembled at the time\, attracting more than 1.5 m
 illion visitors in two months. He is the recipient of the Smithsonian's Bi
 centennial Unsung Hero Award. Harold is a native Washingtonian and\, along
  with his wife Betsi\, a proud member of Temple Micah for more than 30 yea
 rs.\n\nRegister before 5 p.m. the Sunday before for in-person lunch ($10) 
 or by the next evening for the Zoom link.\n\nFor more information\, please
  email Lunch and Learn.
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CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Featured,Online Event,Wheelchair Accessible
LOCATION:Temple Micah\, 2829 Wisconsin Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, U
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