BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//mrlib.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10//
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
UID:1019a757-52ad-4d35-9c44-0322ac828146
X-WR-CALDESC:Tom D. Crouch\, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years\, pai
 nts a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting le
 gacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.\n\nFollow the fascinating growth and
  development of the world's largest museum and research complex during its
  first 60 years. Told in rich detail\, Smithson's Gamble reveals how\, as 
 it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration\, the Smithsonian he
 lped to shape the nation's developing identity.\n\nThe Smithsonian evolved
  from a small\, narrowly focused organization into an institution leading 
 the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers\, 
 and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited\, created a coll
 ection that documented the natural and human history of a continent. The A
 merican conservation movement and a national weather service are rooted at
  the Smithsonian. Smithson's Gamble is filled with fascinating characters\
 , twists and turns\, and moments of triumph and tragedy\, complete with po
 litical machinations\, a bit of backstabbing\, accusations of murder\, and
  the occasional scandal.\n\nRegister now to take part in the conversation 
 and learn about the trials\, errors\, and incredible legacy of the Smithso
 nian’s foundation.\n\nAbout the Author: Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian 
 in 1974 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the Nati
 onal Museum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrat
 ive posts.                 \n\nDr. Crouch has won several major writing aw
 ards\, including a 1989 Christopher Award\, a literary prize recognizing '
 significant artistic achievement in support of the highest values of the h
 uman spirit\,' for The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
  His book\, Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space Age\, won
  the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.\n\nIn the fall of 2000
 \, President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairmanship of the First
  Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board\, an organization created to adv
 ise the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities planned to commemora
 te the 100th anniversary of powered flight.\n\nThe views expressed by pres
 enters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an e
 ndorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific
  product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by
  Massanutten Regional Library.
X-WR-RELCALID:2899c27bd018628c3d08cca7dfee5ad0
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
RDATE:20261101T020000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
RDATE:20260308T020000
RDATE:20270314T020000
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4a649ac1-f193-41d2-b903-2547f51b7e15
DTSTAMP:20260831T030140Z
DESCRIPTION:Tom D. Crouch\, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years\, pain
 ts a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting leg
 acies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.\n\nFollow the fascinating growth and 
 development of the world's largest museum and research complex during its 
 first 60 years. Told in rich detail\, Smithson's Gamble reveals how\, as i
 t defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration\, the Smithsonian hel
 ped to shape the nation's developing identity.\n\nThe Smithsonian evolved 
 from a small\, narrowly focused organization into an institution leading t
 he way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers\, a
 nd the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited\, created a colle
 ction that documented the natural and human history of a continent. The Am
 erican conservation movement and a national weather service are rooted at 
 the Smithsonian. Smithson's Gamble is filled with fascinating characters\,
  twists and turns\, and moments of triumph and tragedy\, complete with pol
 itical machinations\, a bit of backstabbing\, accusations of murder\, and 
 the occasional scandal.\n\nRegister now to take part in the conversation a
 nd learn about the trials\, errors\, and incredible legacy of the Smithson
 ian’s foundation.\n\nAbout the Author: Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian i
 n 1974 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the Natio
 nal Museum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrati
 ve posts.                 \n\nDr. Crouch has won several major writing awa
 rds\, including a 1989 Christopher Award\, a literary prize recognizing 's
 ignificant artistic achievement in support of the highest values of the hu
 man spirit\,' for The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright. 
 His book\, Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space Age\, won 
 the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for 2005.\n\nIn the fall of 2000\
 , President Clinton appointed Dr. Crouch to the Chairmanship of the First 
 Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board\, an organization created to advi
 se the Centennial of Flight Commission on activities planned to commemorat
 e the 100th anniversary of powered flight.\n\nThe views expressed by prese
 nters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an en
 dorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific 
 product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by 
 Massanutten Regional Library.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T150000
LOCATION:https://libraryc.org/mrlib/108248
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Tom D. Crouch
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR