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  Local: History housed in Athenaeum
The term athenaeum comes from Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, and the classical temple of the arts and sciences dedicated to her.
The local athenaeum was founded in 1817, but the first-floor reading room has been used by locals since 1808 as a place to meet and socialize.
The Athenaeum is open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m.
www.seacoastonline.com /1999news/5_30a.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Cronaca: The Providence Athenaeum Audubon controversy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
So far, the Athenaeum has been kept on the defensive, but it is only a matter of time before its accusers get their turn under the spotlight.
It seems the proprietary rights of shareholders were formally ended not six, but nearly 30 years ago, when in 1974 the Athenaeum became a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation (and under the presidency of one of the current plaintiffs, no less!).
At the Athenaeum's last annual meeting, the small cabal of grumblers about this issue launched an emotional tirade that included a shouted demand that the entire board of directors should "resign and leave town." We members were told that "new trustees" should take over the Athenaeum.
www.cronaca.com /archives/001545.html   (1972 words)

  
 Victorian London - Entertainment and Recreation - Clubs - Athenaeum Club
Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall – Eminence in, or patronage of, science, literature, or any branch of the fine arts, are the qualifications for membership of this club.
No London club ranks higher than the Athenaeum, which was founded in 1824 and has a membership limited to 1,200.
The large house to the right of the York Column in Carlton House Terrace, is Prussia House, the residence of the German Ambassador.
www.victorianlondon.org /entertainment/athenaeumclub.htm   (530 words)

  
 Athenaeum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athenaeum, also Athenæum or Atheneum, is used in the names of institutions or periodicals for literary, scientific, or artistic study.
The Athenaeum, Paris—an academic institution that existed in the early nineteenth century.
The Athenaeum in Cincinnati, Ohio, succeeded by St.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athenaeum   (276 words)

  
 58th Annual Conference on World Affairs - Athenaeum
The World Affairs Athenaeum was established in 1999 as a means of extending the cultural, intellectual environment of the Conference on World Affairs throughout the academic year.
Athenaeum programs an interdisciplinary exploration of ideas, drawing together students from various schools and colleges on the Boulder campus.
Community members (non-students) who would like to be notified of the Athenaeum and CWA public events, may contact cwa@colorado.edu to ask to be added to the "CWA Fans" e-list.
www.colorado.edu /cwa/athen.html   (909 words)

  
 ATHENAEUM - about ATHENAEUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Athenaeum is a non profit association dedicated to preserve the memory and the glory of Maria Callas.
The organisation was founded in 1974 by a group of inspired artists who wanted to contribute to the development and evolution of musical education and culture in Greece.
Staffed by distinguished personalities of the arts, the Athenaeum Conservatory is considered to be one of the main vehicles of culture in present day Greece.
www.athenaeum.ids.gr /english/about.htm   (815 words)

  
 The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum > About the Athenaeum
The Athenaeum in Athens was a sanctuary of Athena (goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare) built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian and frequented by poets and men of learning.
The Athenaeum is a legacy of the Fairbanks Family of St. Johnsbury, inventors and manufacturers of the world's first platform scale, who gave the Athenaeum to the town of St. Johnsbury in 1871.
The Athenaeum is on the left side of Main St. at the intersection of Eastern Avenue.
www.stjathenaeum.org /athenaeum.htm   (393 words)

  
 Hotel Athenaeum Florence - Official 4 Star Accommodation Albergo Firenze
The Athenaeum’s sophisticated style is quite unique in its kind for Florence 4 Star Hotels inspired by a magical mix of contemporary design and Tuscan territory our Hotel has sought to incorporate traditional and contemporary values of Florentine life...
For example our walls and flooring in the public areas is made of precious marbles, again marble is used in the bedroom bathrooms and walls whilst the beds themselves employ leather headboards.
The use of wood is a predominant theme throughout the hotel Athenaeum and renders the hotel warm and comforting.
www.hotelathenaeumflorence.com   (433 words)

  
 Salem Massachusetts - Salem Tales
The Salem Athenaeum, while not as well known as the Peabody Essex Museum, House of the Seven Gables, or even the former Salem Lyceum Society, was the city's first permanent cultural institution.
While organized as the Athenaeum in 1810, its roots actually date back to the founding of the Social Library in 1760 by Massachusetts Supreme Court Justices Nathaniel Ropes and Benjamin Lynde, the legendary physician, Edward Augustus Holyoke, and other members of Salem's cultural elite.
The result of the merger was the Salem Athenaeum, a private library with limited membership of 100 patrons.
www.salemweb.com /tales/athenm.shtml   (375 words)

  
 Athenaeum Theatre
Built in 1911, The Athenaeum building was conceived as a recreational center which would serve the mostly German neighborhood surrounding it.
Over the years the Athenaeum also served as a girls commercial High School for St. Alphonsus Church, as well as a temporary Church after a devastating fire in the early 1950's.
Today, the Athenaeum, under the direction of SCT Productions, continues its original mission as a recreational center for the neighborhood as well as the entire metropolitan area.
www.athenaeumtheatre.com   (314 words)

  
 Athenaeum Boekhandel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Athenaeum Boekhandel geeft nieuwe delen in boekenreeks uit.
Athenaeum Boekhandel is begonnen met een reeks heruitgaven van modern-klassieke boeken.
Onder de titel Athenaeum Boekhandel Canon worden titels heruitgebracht die al enige tijd niet meer leverbaar zijn en die het naar de opvatting van Athenaeum waard zijn om in ere te worden gehouden.
www.athenaeum.nl   (350 words)

  
 About The Chicago Athenaeum
The Chicago Athenaeum maintains a professional resource center open to professionals, scholars, and the general public.
Membership in the Chicago Athenaeum is an opportunity to support the Museum's vital role in architecture and Industrial design.
The Chicago Athenaeum is accessible at all locations for the physically challenged.
www.chi-athenaeum.org /about.htm   (650 words)

  
 The Historic Athenaeum: 100 Years of German Americans in Indianapolis By Susan McKee
The founders of the Athenaeum, sociopolitical activists who considered themselves the heirs of the liberal tradition of Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich von Schiller, and others, were young and idealistic—dedicated to establishing in their new homeland the unity, justice, and liberty they had been unable to find in Germany.
From the beginning, the Athenaeum was designed to include a gymnasium, locker rooms, and bowling alleys as well as meeting rooms, a restaurant, auditorium, ballroom, and outdoor beer garden with concert pavilion.
The Athenaeum, the Athenaeum Foundation (a nonprofit organization dedicated to rebuilding and operating the "new" Athenaeum), and the Rathskeller restaurant can be reached at 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; Tel.: (317) 630-4569.
www.germanlife.com /Archives/1998/9804_01.html   (7830 words)

  
 Athenaeum Font - Fonts.com
Athenaeum was released in 1945 by Alessandro Butti and Aldo Novarese, probably for the Niebolo foundry in Turin, for whom this duo designed many successful types.
Athenaeum is an Old Style face with strong calligraphic influence.
The Athenaeum font family includes a set of decorative initials illustrated with a symbol beginning, resembling early paper watermarks.
www.fonts.com /findfonts/detail.asp?pid=203199   (138 words)

  
 Minneapolis Athenaeum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1859, the Minneapolis Athenaeum began as a literary society and private subscription library for the early pioneers to the area.
The third Athenaeum librarian, Herbert Putnam, also served as the first chief librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library.
Since that time, the library has operated in partnership with the Public Library, while remaining an independent, non-profit corporation whose purpose is to acquire, preserve and make available to the public materials from their collection.
www.minneapolis-athenaeum.org   (186 words)

  
 Athenaeum
The Athenaeum is located on the south side of the second floor of the library.
The purpose of the Athenaeum Event Series is to host events that explore and enhance the university's and the region's intellectual life.
The Athenaeum Event Series has been organized by a variety of WSU faculty from across the academic disciplines.
www.winona.edu /update/News/012405/Athenaeum.htm   (219 words)

  
 The Athenaeum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Athenaeum has been named a Platinum Club of America.
According to the Club Leaders Forum, The Athenaeum stands among the top four percent of America's 5,000 private clubs in terms of perceived excellence.
Today, The Athenaeum has over 3,500 members including Caltech faculty, trustees, alumni, senior administrators, researchers, graduate students, and the Associates of the California Institute of Technology.
www.its.caltech.edu /~ath   (225 words)

  
 Athenaeum, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Athenaeum or Melbourne Athenaeum is the oldest public institution in Victoria, Australia, founded in 1839.
The Athenaeum played a role in the establishment of Mechanics' Institutes in Victoria.
The Hall became a regular venue for screening films and the premier of The Story of the Kelly Gang by the Tait brothers was at the Athenaeum in 1906.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athenaeum,_Melbourne   (357 words)

  
 The Plymouth Athenaeum and Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Membership of the Athenaeum is open to all who are interested in the study and promotion of the Arts, Literature, Science and Technology.
Members are encouraged to enjoy this wide range of interests through the Thursday Lecture programme and all the other activities of the Athenaeum.
The Athenaeum building is open to members on weekdays, Monday to Friday, 10.00 a.m.
www.plymouthathenaeum.co.uk   (124 words)

  
 Athenaeum Event Series
The Athenaeum hosts events that explore and enhance the intellectual life of the University and the region.
Location: The Athenaeum is located on the south/bluff side of the second floor of the Krueger Library.
Athenaeum events will typically be scheduled on Wednesdays between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.
www.winona.edu /library/athenaeum   (767 words)

  
 The Salem Athenaeum - News
Mayo said The Athenaeum had been aware of TDC and that the Peabody Essex Museum had helped to arrange this meeting.
The honor, created for Wilkens, is named for a founder of The Salem Athenaeum to recognize those who exemplify the founding spirit and purpose of The Athenaeum.
In accordance with its articles of incorporation granted in 1810, The Salem Athenaeum was founded to promote literature, the arts and the sciences.
www.salemathenaeum.net /news.html   (546 words)

  
 Rathskeller - History
Today however, the Athenaeum, with this rich heritage, is still active and is receiving renewed attention.
It is owned and operated by the Athenaeum Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of this German-American landmark.
The Athenaeum Restaurant (The Rathskeller) is the city's oldest restaurant (since l894) still in operation today.
www.rathskeller.com /history.htm   (714 words)

  
 reveries magazine » Archive » Athenaeum Oasis
Typically featuring “hushed reading rooms, special collections and lively discussion groups,” membership libraries are “survivors of an era long before that of tax-supported libraries … Many membership libraries, like the Boston Athenaeum and the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, are housed in elegant historic buildings.
The Boston Athenaeum, which has five curators and a major collection of statues and paintings, is the nation’s largest,” with some 8,000 members.
At the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, which “offers its 2,300 subscribers a large circulating DVD and video collection in art, foreign film and music among many other attractions,” memberships are just $40.
reveries.com /?p=549   (314 words)

  
 Providence Athenaeum About Membership Libraries
The word "athenaeum", from the Greek meaning "A temple of Athena," first referred to schools in ancient Rome for the study of art.
Other nearby membership libraries include the Redwood Library (Newport, RI), the Boston Athenaeum, The Salem (MA) Athenaeum, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, and the New York Society Library.
By joining members are able to take an active role in preserving the Athenaeum's unique heritage and, at the same time, have the opportunity to support the innovative expansion and development offered by current and future technology.
www.providenceathenaeum.org /page4.html   (140 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Radiance: Music: Athenaeum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This was the album that demonstrated that Athenaeum could deliver top notch songs with both musical quality and lyrical genius.
And although Athenaeum does tend to sound alot like similar bands as "Hootie and the Blowfish" and "Better than Ezra" at times, they still have their own sound, blending perfectly with the genre.
The only thing really that you can hold against Athenaeum is that some of their songs really sound alike.
www.amazon.com /Radiance-Athenaeum/dp/B0000062RP   (999 words)

  
 The Salem Athenaeum - About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Many of its members were Tories (loyalists) who fled Salem, and the rest were preoccupied with war and preserving their own interests.
By 1810, most of the membership of the Social Library also belonged to the Philosophical Library, and the two bodies were merged to create the Salem Athenaeum.
When the Athenaeum was founded, there were more libraries in Salem then there were in Boston (and indeed, the first library in Boston has only been founded in 1804!).
people.hbs.edu /jowen/Athenaeum/about.html   (1396 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego Entertainment Guide | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Small, but overflowing with class and elegance, La Jolla's Athenaeum is a doorway to a more sophisticated world.
More than 100 years strong, La Jolla's Athenaeum is a library harboring a wonderful selection of music and art volumes (many now out-of-print), as well as CDs, records and video cassettes.
The Athenaeum also holds art exhibits in its gallery and offers drawing and painting workshops throughout the year.
entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/87969   (295 words)

  
 La Jolla Athenaeum
The Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, located in the heart of La Jolla, California, is one of only 17 nonprofit, membership libraries in the United States.
This rare cultural institution, an important one in the greater San Diego area, offers a depth and accessibility of resources and programs found nowhere else in the region.
The Athenaeum also sponsors an eclectic, year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts (classical, jazz, and new music), lectures, studio art classes through its School of the Arts, tours and special events.
www.ljathenaeum.org /home.html   (229 words)

  
 Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College
The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum was conceived as a place where students and faculty could gather for intellectual discourse in an intimate and relaxed setting and integrate their academic and social lives.
Public programs are scheduled Monday through Thursday during the academic year and are publicized through the bi-weekly newsletter, The Fortnightly.
While events are primarily for students, the Athenaeum hosts lunches, dinners, and receptions for academic classes, student organizations, and official functions of the College.
www.claremontmckenna.edu /mmca   (85 words)

  
 Home Page
The Athenaeum on London's Piccadilly overlooks Green Park and is surrounded by all the excitement of Central London.
As one of the very few family owned 5 Star luxury hotels in London’s West End, our reputation for service, exquisite decor and dining is world renowned.
With tempting dining and drinks on offer from morning till late, the elegant new interiors are the perfect place to relax, entertain or do business.
www.athenaeumhotel.com   (91 words)

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