| Victoria Public Library - Baby Time - *NEW Program* - every Tuesday @ 10:00 am beginning January 3, 2012 – 302 N. Main - Baby Time is for the enjoyment of babies up to the age of 2. Lap play, songs, flannel boards and interactive reading to engage caregivers and babies and inspire development. For more information call (361) 485-3302.
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The Nave Museum, "The Cattle Baron's Daughter and the Artists Who Loved Her," James Ferdinand McCan and Royston Nave, February 3 - March 4, 2012, Tues - Sun 1 - 5 pm. Late hours on Thurs until 8 pm. The Nave Museum presents the work of two renowned Texas artists who, although they had much in common, have never before been exhibited together. In 1896, Irish-born artist James Ferdinand McCan was commissioned to paint portraits of Victoria-area cattle baron James Alfred McFaddin and his wife Margaret, when he met the McFaddin's independent and artistically inclined daughter Emily, known as Miss Emma. The couple married and a son, Claude Kerry McCan, was born in 1899. After eighteen years of marriage, Emma and McCan divorced. La Grange native Royston Nave, at the time a lesser known artist and a friend of McCan's, came to Victoria, reportedly to study with McCan, and in 1916 Emma became Mrs. Royston Nave. Although there was a 10 year difference in their ages, they were very happy, traveling the world and living for a time in New York. After Royston Nave's untimely death at age 44, Emma McFaddin McCan Nave built the Royston Nave Memorial in 1932 to house her late husband's work. This building, one of Victoria's architectural masterpieces, later housed the Bronte Public Library, and is now the Nave Museum, managed by the Victoria Regional Museum Association. Don't miss the chance to experience a fascinating piece of Victoria history in this never before seen exhibit. 306 W. Commercial St., 361-575-8227, www.victoriaregionalmuseum.com. www.facebook.com/TheNaveMuseum
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| Victoria Public Library - Free Computer Classes - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am. – 302 N. Main - Registration Required. Classes range from beginner to advanced courses and are now taught at the Workforce Solution Golden Crescent Computer Lab and the Victoria Public Library. Visit the events calendar on the VPL website www.victoriapubliclibrary.org for more information.
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| Museum of the Coastal
Bend, Victoria
College – Permanent, extended and focus exhibitions; open for public viewing Tues. – Sat., 10am – 4pm. The LONESOME DOVE Photographs (through Mar. 17, 2012); Cattle Boom! Ranching in Victoria and the Texas Coastal Bend, 1845 – 1929 (through Dec. 2012); The La Salle Odyssey - The story of the French explorer La Salle’s doomed 1685 settlement in southern Victoria County, including iron cannons and artifacts excavated from the settlement and the Belle shipwreck; Early Peoples of the Texas Coastal Bend - Archeological evidence of prehistoric people and culture in the Coastal Bend, dating up to 13,000 years ago – included are stone projectile points, bone and shell tools and decorative objects; Brands of the Crossroads - Livestock brands from area ranching families are featured, both currently registered and historic; Nueva Espana: Spanish Colonial Artifacts featuring the Woodrick Collection - Spanish explorers began mapping the Gulf Coast of Texas in 1519, but it wasn’t until 1722 that a presidio and mission were established in southern Victoria County, mostly in response to the perceived French invasion represented by La Salle’s colony of 1685 – artifacts from the Garcitas Creek, Tonkawa Bank and Mission Valley locations of Presidio la Bahia and Mission Espiritu Santo are featured. Information 361.582.2511, www.museumofthecoastalbend.org
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Victoria Public Library - Family Night - February 7, 2012 starting at 6 pm - 8 pm at Chick-fil-A at Whispering Creek Location. Join VPL at Chick-fil-A to celebrate our flying friends with a bird watching craft. For more information call (361) 485-3302.
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| Victoria Public Library - Toddler Story Time – every Wednesday @ 9:30 am and 10:30 am – 302 N. Main - Stories, repetitive songs, simple crafts, and finger plays to encourage early language development for 2 to 3 year olds. (Note: Toddler Story Time will not be held December 28.) For more information call (361) 485-3302.
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| Victoria Public Library - Self Guided Computer Training – Every Wednesday at VPL from 9:00 – 11:00 am – 302 N. Main - Enhance your skills with tutorials from Learning Express Library and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! The Computer Lab will be reserved every Wednesday for this self-guided training. For more information call (361) 485-3302.
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| Museum of the Coastal
Bend, Victoria
College – Permanent, extended and focus exhibitions; open for public viewing Tues. – Sat., 10am – 4pm. The LONESOME DOVE Photographs (through Mar. 17, 2012); Cattle Boom! Ranching in Victoria and the Texas Coastal Bend, 1845 – 1929 (through Dec. 2012); The La Salle Odyssey - The story of the French explorer La Salle’s doomed 1685 settlement in southern Victoria County, including iron cannons and artifacts excavated from the settlement and the Belle shipwreck; Early Peoples of the Texas Coastal Bend - Archeological evidence of prehistoric people and culture in the Coastal Bend, dating up to 13,000 years ago – included are stone projectile points, bone and shell tools and decorative objects; Brands of the Crossroads - Livestock brands from area ranching families are featured, both currently registered and historic; Nueva Espana: Spanish Colonial Artifacts featuring the Woodrick Collection - Spanish explorers began mapping the Gulf Coast of Texas in 1519, but it wasn’t until 1722 that a presidio and mission were established in southern Victoria County, mostly in response to the perceived French invasion represented by La Salle’s colony of 1685 – artifacts from the Garcitas Creek, Tonkawa Bank and Mission Valley locations of Presidio la Bahia and Mission Espiritu Santo are featured. Information 361.582.2511, www.museumofthecoastalbend.org
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The Nave Museum, "The Cattle Baron's Daughter and the Artists Who Loved Her," James Ferdinand McCan and Royston Nave, February 3 - March 4, 2012, Tues - Sun 1 - 5 pm. Late hours on Thurs until 8 pm. The Nave Museum presents the work of two renowned Texas artists who, although they had much in common, have never before been exhibited together. In 1896, Irish-born artist James Ferdinand McCan was commissioned to paint portraits of Victoria-area cattle baron James Alfred McFaddin and his wife Margaret, when he met the McFaddin's independent and artistically inclined daughter Emily, known as Miss Emma. The couple married and a son, Claude Kerry McCan, was born in 1899. After eighteen years of marriage, Emma and McCan divorced. La Grange native Royston Nave, at the time a lesser known artist and a friend of McCan's, came to Victoria, reportedly to study with McCan, and in 1916 Emma became Mrs. Royston Nave. Although there was a 10 year difference in their ages, they were very happy, traveling the world and living for a time in New York. After Royston Nave's untimely death at age 44, Emma McFaddin McCan Nave built the Royston Nave Memorial in 1932 to house her late husband's work. This building, one of Victoria's architectural masterpieces, later housed the Bronte Public Library, and is now the Nave Museum, managed by the Victoria Regional Museum Association. Don't miss the chance to experience a fascinating piece of Victoria history in this never before seen exhibit. 306 W. Commercial St., 361-575-8227, www.victoriaregionalmuseum.com. www.facebook.com/TheNaveMuseum
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| Victoria Public Library - Free Computer Classes - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am. – 302 N. Main - Registration Required. Classes range from beginner to advanced courses and are now taught at the Workforce Solution Golden Crescent Computer Lab and the Victoria Public Library. Visit the events calendar on the VPL website www.victoriapubliclibrary.org for more information.
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Victoria Chamber of Commerce - February Luncheon - February 9, 2012 starting at 11:30 am at the UHV Multi-purpose Room located at 3007 N. Ben Wilson. Networking at 11:30 am with meal and speaker beginning at 12:00 noon. Come join us as Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is our keynote speaker. For more information call (361) 573-5277.
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| Victoria Public Library - Story Time – every Thursday @ 10:30 am – 302 N. Main - Stories, music, games, and simple crafts for ages 4 to 5. (Note: Story time will not be held December 29.) For more information call (361) 3302.
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The Nave Museum, "The Cattle Baron's Daughter and the Artists Who Loved Her," James Ferdinand McCan and Royston Nave, February 3 - March 4, 2012, Tues - Sun 1 - 5 pm. Late hours on Thurs until 8 pm. The Nave Museum presents the work of two renowned Texas artists who, although they had much in common, have never before been exhibited together. In 1896, Irish-born artist James Ferdinand McCan was commissioned to paint portraits of Victoria-area cattle baron James Alfred McFaddin and his wife Margaret, when he met the McFaddin's independent and artistically inclined daughter Emily, known as Miss Emma. The couple married and a son, Claude Kerry McCan, was born in 1899. After eighteen years of marriage, Emma and McCan divorced. La Grange native Royston Nave, at the time a lesser known artist and a friend of McCan's, came to Victoria, reportedly to study with McCan, and in 1916 Emma became Mrs. Royston Nave. Although there was a 10 year difference in their ages, they were very happy, traveling the world and living for a time in New York. After Royston Nave's untimely death at age 44, Emma McFaddin McCan Nave built the Royston Nave Memorial in 1932 to house her late husband's work. This building, one of Victoria's architectural masterpieces, later housed the Bronte Public Library, and is now the Nave Museum, managed by the Victoria Regional Museum Association. Don't miss the chance to experience a fascinating piece of Victoria history in this never before seen exhibit. 306 W. Commercial St., 361-575-8227, www.victoriaregionalmuseum.com. www.facebook.com/TheNaveMuseum
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| Museum of the Coastal
Bend, Victoria
College – Permanent, extended and focus exhibitions; open for public viewing Tues. – Sat., 10am – 4pm. The LONESOME DOVE Photographs (through Mar. 17, 2012); Cattle Boom! Ranching in Victoria and the Texas Coastal Bend, 1845 – 1929 (through Dec. 2012); The La Salle Odyssey - The story of the French explorer La Salle’s doomed 1685 settlement in southern Victoria County, including iron cannons and artifacts excavated from the settlement and the Belle shipwreck; Early Peoples of the Texas Coastal Bend - Archeological evidence of prehistoric people and culture in the Coastal Bend, dating up to 13,000 years ago – included are stone projectile points, bone and shell tools and decorative objects; Brands of the Crossroads - Livestock brands from area ranching families are featured, both currently registered and historic; Nueva Espana: Spanish Colonial Artifacts featuring the Woodrick Collection - Spanish explorers began mapping the Gulf Coast of Texas in 1519, but it wasn’t until 1722 that a presidio and mission were established in southern Victoria County, mostly in response to the perceived French invasion represented by La Salle’s colony of 1685 – artifacts from the Garcitas Creek, Tonkawa Bank and Mission Valley locations of Presidio la Bahia and Mission Espiritu Santo are featured. Information 361.582.2511, www.museumofthecoastalbend.org
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Ribbon Cutting - Alzcare - February 9, 2012 starting at 5:00 pm located at 4409 John Stockbauer. Come join us as we cut a ribbon and celebrate the opening of Alzcare's newest location. For more information call (361) 573-5277.
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