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FYI Although it is operated by Caltech, JPL is not located on the Caltech campus in Pasadena. It is located in La Caņada-Flintridge, about 6.7 miles from the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics. -----Original Message----- From: <Norris>, Nancy <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "Norris, Nancy" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 12:14 PM To: ARLIS-L <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [ARLIS-L] Sneak Preview: Pasadena Conference tours > Sneak Preview: Conference tours > >Don't' miss out on the unique and rewarding opportunities that tours >offer your conference experience. > >We know you are expecting tours to the Getty Center, the Getty Villa, the >Huntington Library, the Norton Simon Museum, the Gamble House, the >historic Murals, and we don't disappoint on that score, But, were you >expecting a tour of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the beautiful >campus of the California Institute of Technology? Did you know that JPL >is the only NASA center that employs a visual artist as a "visual >strategist" and don't you want to meet the artist and find out what >"visual strategist" means? Of course fans of TV's Big Bang Theory will >especially want to check out the Bridge Physics Building where Sheldon, >Leonard, Howard and Raj work. > >We are excited to offer you a day-long, focused tour of area archives >which will include a visit to the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, >"the oldest active Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, >Questioning (LGBTQ) organization in the United States and the largest >repository of LGBTQ materials in the world." http://www.onearchives.org/ > >Fashionistas will not be disappointed. In addition to a Textile District >tour, we are offering a tour of the Fashion Institute of Design & >Merchandising (FIDM) library, workrooms and museum gallery. You will not >want to miss seeing up close and in person costume selections from >Oscar-nominated films. >http://blog.fidmmuseum.org/museum/2012/02/20th-annual-art-of-motion-pictur >e-costume-design-exhibition-now-open.html > >Were you hoping to visit at least one iconic residence? You know you want >to explore historic downtown Los Angeles and Historic Pasadena. You've >heard about Simon Rodia's Watts Towers, but have you been there? This is >a work to be experienced in person. > >Tours co-chairs Mary Stark and Sally McKay have put together an >outstanding collection of full-day and half-day tours that are certain to >be hot-tickets. Check the Website for detailed and updated information: >http://www.arlisna.org/pasadena2013/tours.html > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining >ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative >matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to >[log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: >http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy >Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~