Wed
June 10
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6:00 PM
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Welcome dinner at:
Countryside
BBQ Restaurant
- 2070 Rutherford Road, Marion, NC 28752
- +1 (504) 568-6993
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| 8:00 PM
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“Around the World in Eight Illusions”
- featuring some of the magic that was popular in the days of
Verne, Méliès, and Robert Houdin
- Cato & Susan Holler
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Thu
June 11
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Breakfast as you wish…
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| 9:00 AM
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Opening remarks
- Brian Taves, President, NAJVS Inc.
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| 9:15 AM
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“A Jules Verne Odyssey: The Journey”
- Cato Holler, NAJVS Inc.
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| 9:45 AM
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“Jules Verne and the Legend of the Brown Mountain Lights”
- Ed Speer, Geologist with the Brown Mountain Light Research Group
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| 10:15 AM
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“All the Verne She Cannot See”
- Anna Jean Mayhew, NAJVS Inc.
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| 11:00 AM
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Break
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| 11:15 AM
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“Communication Interrupted : Jules Verne, Pierre de Sélènes,
and the 19th Century CETI Debate”
- Terry Harpold, University of Florida, Gainesville
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| 12:00 PM
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“Bernard Frank”
- Jean-Michel Margot, NAJVS Inc.
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| 12:25 PM
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“A Geological and Tectonic Introduction to Our Visit to PARI”
- Jean-Michel Margot, NAJVS Inc.
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| 1:00 PM
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Lunch
- Catered by Susan Holler
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| 2:00 PM
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NAJVS Business Meeting (members only)
- Agenda TBA by NAJVS President Brian Taves
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| 6:00 PM
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Dinner at Cato & Susan’s home
- featuring a Swiss Raclette prepared by Jean-Michel
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| 8:00 PM
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“Hollywood Presents Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction
on Screen”
- Brian Taves, Library of Congress
- followed by a selection of videos TBA
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Fri
June 12
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Breakfast as you wish…
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| 8:00 AM
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Trip to Pisgah Astronomical
Research Institute near Brevard NC
- We will rent a van for this excursion
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| 1:00 PM
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Lunch: Twin Dragons Grand Buffet
- 1261 Asheville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712
- +1 (828) 883-3197
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| 6:00 PM
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Dinner at: TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
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Sat
June 13
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Breakfast as you wish…
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| 9:00 AM
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Trip to Mt. Mitchell, Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville Caverns, and Wiseman’s
View
- We will rent a van for this excursion
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| 12:00 PM
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Lunch at: TBD
- TBD
- TBD
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| 6:00 PM
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Dinner at: TBD
- TBD
- TBD
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Sun
June 14
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— BON VOYAGE —
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Or consider these optional activities:
- An excursion to Pilot Mountain,
- Chimney Rock State Park,
- Walks and hikes to Linville Gorge, which could include Table Rock, Linville Falls,
Hawksbill Mountain,
- A leisurely stroll alone and on the Catawba Green Way, which is almost at the hotel’s
door,
- Blue Ridge Parkway and its mineralogical museum.
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