BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mass History Commons - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://masshistorycommons.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mass History Commons REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T143000 DTSTAMP:20210226T145543Z CREATED:20210128T232454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T145543Z UID:3517-1614949200-1614954600@masshistorycommons.org SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Show and tell! DESCRIPTION:The first in a quarterly series of Conversations on the Commons: Show and Tell edition!\n \nMarch 5\, 2021\, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nCommons Show and Tell! Share with us the best or most intriguing object or archival piece in your collection. Do you have a white elephant? An item around which you have been dying to build an entire exhibit? Or maybe you have done so?  Something that is so cool or so weird you find yourself telling people about it again and again? Something that is rare and valuable and you need advice preserving it?  Share it with us! Bring and show it\, post a picture\, brag\, ask for help interpreting\, share what you have done with it. Join us for the first of a quarterly series of Conversations on the Commons that will focus on items in our collections and what we do with them. Bring an item (or a picture of your item!) and be ready to give a 1-2 minute spiel about why you brought it! This conversation will be moderated by Gloria Greis\, Executive Director of the Needham History Center & Museum. \nRegistration is free. REGISTER NOW. \nThis Conversation will be livestreamed. We will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the livestream. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gloria Polizzotti Greis been Executive Director of the Needham History Center & Museum since June 2002. She has worked in museums since 1985. She has also taught both Anthropology and Museums Studies at the college level\, and had experience teaching in a museum setting with high school and elementary school classes. Dr Greis is a Needham resident. She holds a PhD in Anthropology\, specializing in the archaeology of prehistoric Europe. She is the author of two books on archaeology; a book and three films on local history; several articles on history\, archaeology and various other topics; and writes a weekly local history blog. She is Chair of the Needham Historical Commission\, sits on several municipal committees and nonprofit boards\, and is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society.\n \n \n\nQuestions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons \nWhere people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good. URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-show-and-tell-your-best-thing/ LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States CATEGORIES:Conversations on the Commons (events) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://masshistorycommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/COTC-3.5.21.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mass History Alliance":MAILTO:commons@masshistoryalliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T143000 DTSTAMP:20210315T235025Z CREATED:20210106T224629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T235025Z UID:3374-1616158800-1616164200@masshistorycommons.org SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Merchandising history DESCRIPTION:Selling History: Let’s talk about making money on merchandising our holdings\n\nFebruary 19\, 2021\, 1:00pm – 2:30pm \nA conversation with Amy Consalvi\, Director of Education and Visitor Services at the Museum of Russian Icons\, and Erica McAvoy\, Executive Director of the Lexington Historical Society \nFrom bake sales to the annual calendar\, most historical organizations occasionally sell something to raise funds. Many have also hosted someone’s event\, upon occasion. But what does it take to make this a regular part of  your income?  What’s involved in having a shop\, merchandising your collections\, or running an event or wedding venue? Have you tried it? Where do you have things printed or made? What are some questions you have? Do you stock 200 logo tees or work with print on demand suppliers? How are you doing at creating income? \nRegistration is free. REGISTER NOW! \nThis Conversation will be LIVESTREAMED. We will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the livestream. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amy Consalvi is the Director of Education & Visitor Services at the Museum of Russian Icons. As an experienced educator that specializes in visitor-centered and object-based learning\, she develops engaging programming for a wide variety of audiences and looks for new and exciting way to connect audiences to the Museum’s collection. She received her M.A. in Museum Education from Tufts University\, and her B.A. in American Studies from the University of Massachusetts\, Lowell. She previously held positions at the Concord Museum and the Lowell National Historical Park.\n \n \n \n \n \n Erica is the executive director of Lexington Historical Society in Lexington\, MA. She holds a BA in history from Salem State and an MA in history from UMass Boston. She manages a staff of eight people and her organization operates three historic house museums. In addition to the museums\, Lexington Historical Society holds programs and events geared toward both locals and visitors from around the world.\n \n \n\n  \nQuestions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org \nConversations on the Commons \nWhere people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good. URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-merchandising/ LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States CATEGORIES:Conversations on the Commons (events) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://masshistorycommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/merch-cotc-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mass History Alliance":MAILTO:commons@masshistoryalliance.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR