When:
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Time:
1:00–4:00 pm
Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12210
Eligibility:
Open to children ages 8 to 14
Rules:
Click here to open a printable
version of the Spelling Bee rules.
Content:
Spelling bee words will
be derived
from text and vocabulary in the
Albany Institute's current exhibit,
Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years
of History, Art, and Culture, now on
display in the galleries during
regular museum hours.
Click here to view and download
a.pdf of the exhibition text.
Registration:
Registration for this event closes
at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2.
To register, or for more
information
about
this event, contact Barbara
Collins, Education Coordinator,
collinsb@albanyinstitute.org, or
call (518) 463-4478, ext. 405.
The
Hudson 400 Spelling Bee is
sponsored by:
through a New York State
legislative grant.
Do you have what it takes to spell the history of the Hudson?
Put your skills to the test.
The 2009 Hudson 400 Spelling Bee—presented by the Albany Institute of History & Art—and sponsored by the Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau through a New York State legislative grant—will challenge children ages 8 to 14 to utilize their spelling and phonetic skills in a competitive environment, while learning about the history of the Hudson River and the Quadricentennial.
Spelling
bee words will be derived from text and vocabulary in the Albany
Institute's current exhibit,
Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art,
and Culture, now on display in the
galleries during
regular museum hours.
The exhibition text is now available in downloadable form.
Click
here to view and download a .pdf of the exhibition text.
Registration for this event closes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2.
To register, or for more information, contact Barbara Collins, Education Coordinator, collinsb@albanyinstitute.org, or call (518) 463-4478, ext. 405.
Postmarked entries will
not
be accepted.
Good Luck!