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A NIGHT AT THE BRE-SEUM promises to pour on the fun as Clark Chevrolet and Clark Knapp Honda present IMAS’ first International Beer & Art Festival. The unique event celebrates diversity, culture, and art from around the world, with live music, prizes, international cuisine, and of course beer!

Highlights include:

• “Howl at the Moon” Dueling Pianos from San Antonio
• IMAS collection of International Artwork
• International Beer and Cuisine from 20 of the Valley’s finest Restaurants

IMAS will pair artwork with corresponding cuisine and beer from around the world. Each guest will go home with a souvenir event glass along with BREW-SEUM goodies.

Ticket Prices are:

• $30 for Museum Members
• $40 for Non-Members
• $25 for Designated Drivers
• $50 At the Door for non-members.

Ages 18 and over! ID’s will be checked at the Door! This is a ticketed event and only 500 tickets will be sold. Tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets may be purchased at IMAS at 1900 Nolana in McAllen or by phone at 956.682.0123.

We are currently seeking to fill three positions at IMAS. For more information on these positions please go to www.imasonline.org. Should you know anyone who may be interested in any one of these positions please pass the word along.Thank you!

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There is still room for a two and a half day workshop for beginner and intermediate oil painters with award-winning area artist, Berry Fritz. The workshop will begin on Friday, March 20th and continue on Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd. The workshop times will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with an hour break for lunch and concludes on Sunday, March 22nd from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Artwork: “Sonata for Violin and Flute.” - Berry Fritz

This basic oil painting class for beginning and intermediate level painters will maximize practice in drawing, mixing colors, and applying paint. The workshop include will hand-outs, set up demonstration, step-by-step painting demonstration, individual attention, and a final critique.

The cost of the class is $175 for non-members of IMAS and $150 for members. The camp is for adults and high school students over the age of 16 and is limited to 14 students no fewer than 8. Supply list is available at the museum. Must register by March 13, 2009.

For more information and to register for the Oil Painting Class, please call IMAS at 956-682-0123.

Don’t forget to join us for our first Grossology Camp at IMAS, during Spring Break from Tuesday, March 17th to Friday, March 20th. Each afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., students will experiment, learn, discover and create things that are, well… GROSS! Using the “Grossology” Exhibit* now on display in the Discovery Pavilion through April 26th) as inspiration, campers will explore the disgusting and impolite moments of humans, animals, nature, and chemistry.The cost of the 4-day camp will be $45 for the members of IMAS and $55 for non-members. The camp is desgined for children, ages 8-12 and is limited to 25 participants.

For more information and to register for Grossology Spring Break Camp, please call IMAS at 956-682-0123.

*Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body beginning Saturday, January 24, 2009 till April 26th, 2009 at IMAS. Based on the best-selling book Grossology, this exhibition uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more. **Grossology exhibition produced by Advanced Exhibits, a division of Advanced Animations LLC, in collaboration with Science World British Columbia. Grossology is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

The Junior League of McAllen, Inc. has awarded the International Museum of Art & Science a $15,000 grant to help pay for the Science On a Sphere (SOS) exhibit now on permanent display. Serena Rosenkrantz, IMAS Executive Director states, ” The SOS exhibit is currently attracting thousands of families to IMAS, and has helped increase school tour visits to the museum by 450% compared to January of last year. Those kind of statistics are truly astonishing and help bear witness to what this community loves to see happening at IMAS. We are exceedingly grateful to the The Junior League of McAllen, and to all of the contributors who have so generously helped us to offer an exhibit of this stature.” Pictured from left: Serena Rosenkrantz, IMAS Executive Director and Eva Tavarez, JLM President.

On Wednesday, January 14, 2009 IDEA Academy students were welcomed to the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) by Board Member, Dr. John Gerling, in the IMAS Rio Scape Playground, the Rio Grande Valley’s only interactive science playground. The students were visiting IMAS for a guided tour of the museum’s exhibits, including the newly-installed Science On a Sphere (SOS). Science On a Sphere is the first exhibit of its kind in the State of Texas and only the 34th in the world. Since September 2008, utilizing and seamlessly integrating technologies, SOS has provided over 7,000 students with a dynamic, unique and lasting glimpse into our Solar System and Earth.

The guided tour passes for the IDEA Academy were provided by IBC Bank, a major sponsor of the Science On a Sphere Exhibit. IMAS leaders unanimously decided to purchase SOS to encourage science exploration by intriguing the young minds of our community with this stat-of-the-art exhibit. Science On a Sphere is a permanent science exhibit at IMAS, the first permanent exhibit that has been purchased in over 7 years.

Other sponsors for the exhibit include: Wells Fargo; Junior League of McAllen; Bill & Lilly Ranganath; Dr. & Mrs. John Gerling; City of McAllen; Johnson Controls Foundation; The Alleyn Family; JP Morgan Chase Foundation; Dr. & Mrs. Roger Vitko; Arthur Hughes, CFP, Private Wealth Advisor; Domit Apartments; HEB; Doctors Hospital at Renaissance; McAllen Rotary Club; Wayne & Alma Ortega-Johnson; IMAS Guild; Frost Bank; Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Crisafulli; North McAllen Rotary Club; Loring Cook Foundation; Tavarez Medical Center; and Yzaguirre & Chapa. The sponsorship benefits included a specified number of school tour passes to be distributed at the discretion of the organization or person.

IMAS is exceedingly grateful to all sponsors for their generous support in promoting youth science education in the Rio Grande Valley. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact IMAS Executive Director, Serena Rosenkrantz, at 956-682-0123. Photo caption: Dr. Gerling welcoming IDEA Academy students in the Rio Scape Playground at IMAS.

Members of the International Museum of Art & Science Guild will have their annual Rummage Sale on Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. located at the International Museum of Art and Science, 1900 Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX 78504. Proceeds from the sale of last year’s donations of ’stuff’ went toward the funding of the popular Science On a Sphere exhibit. This year’s proceeds will continue to fund educational programs at the museum. Join us in the continued development of educating our community about art and science.