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"DigiMarCon Canada West 2021 is your chance to ... – Experience a safe and intimate gathering with marketing leaders and professionals in a clean and hygienic environment. – Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing, media and advertising industry. – Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. – Network with thought leaders, collaborate with your peers and build your professional network. DigiMarCon Canada West, the Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in Western Canada returns May 13th to 14th, 2021 to the luxurious Westin Bayshore Vancouver Hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Join your peers in-person or online for 2-days jam packed with digital marketing best practices, latest trends, practical solutions, strategy and networking, also check out the next generation of technology & innovation; Internet, Mobile, AdTech, MarTech & SaaS Technology. Immerse yourself in topics like digital strategy, programmatic advertising, web experience management, usability / design, mobile marketing & retargeting, customer engagement, user acquisition, social media marketing, targeting & optimization, video marketing, data science & big data, web analytics & A/B testing, email marketing, content marketing, conversion rate optimization, search engine optimization, paid search marketing, geo-targeting, predictive analysis & attribution, growth hacking, conversion rate optimization, growth marketing tools, marketing & sales automation, sustainable growth strategies, product marketing & UX / UI and much, much more! At DigiMarCon Canada West 2021, you will receive all the elements you need to achieve digital marketing success! Conventional thought will be challenged, new ways of thinking will emerge, and you will leave with your head, notebooks and professional toolkit full of action items and ideas to lead and supercharge your agency / team / account to even greater success. Be a part of DigiMarCon Canada West 2021 and discover how to thrive and succeed as a marketer in a rapidly evolving digital world. Top keynotes, case studies, strategy sessions, networking and more in a safe and hygienic environment! See why people keep coming back year after year to this must-attend event! Register and secure your seat today. For more details visit https://digimarconcanadawest.ca."

"DigiMarCon South 2021 is your chance to ... – Experience a safe and intimate gathering with marketing leaders and professionals in a clean and hygienic environment. – Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing, media and advertising industry. – Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. – Network with thought leaders, collaborate with your peers and build your professional network. The 4th annual DigiMarCon South, the Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in the Southern United States returns May 26th to 27th, 2021 at the luxurious JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Join your peers in-person or online for 2-days jam packed with digital marketing best practices, latest trends, practical solutions, strategy and networking, also check out the next generation of technology & innovation; Internet, Mobile, AdTech, MarTech & SaaS Technology. Immerse yourself in topics like digital strategy, programmatic advertising, web experience management, usability / design, mobile marketing & retargeting, customer engagement, user acquisition, social media marketing, targeting & optimization, video marketing, data science & big data, web analytics & A/B testing, email marketing, content marketing, conversion rate optimization, search engine optimization, paid search marketing, geo-targeting, predictive analysis & attribution, growth hacking, conversion rate optimization, growth marketing tools, marketing & sales automation, sustainable growth strategies, product marketing & UX / UI and much, much more! At DigiMarCon South 2021, you will receive all the elements you need to achieve digital marketing success! Conventional thought will be challenged, new ways of thinking will emerge, and you will leave with your head, notebooks and professional toolkit full of action items and ideas to lead and supercharge your agency / team / account to even greater success. Be a part of DigiMarCon South 2021 and discover how to thrive and succeed as a marketer in a rapidly evolving digital world. Top keynotes, case studies, strategy sessions, networking and more in a safe and hygienic environment! See why people keep coming back year after year to this must-attend event! Register and secure your seat today. For more details visit https://digimarconsouth.com."

"DigiMarCon South 2021 is your chance to ... – Experience a safe and intimate gathering with marketing leaders and professionals in a clean and hygienic environment. – Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing, media and advertising industry. – Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. – Network with thought leaders, collaborate with your peers and build your professional network. The 4th annual DigiMarCon South, the Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in the Southern United States returns May 26th to 27th, 2021 at the luxurious JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Join your peers in-person or online for 2-days jam packed with digital marketing best practices, latest trends, practical solutions, strategy and networking, also check out the next generation of technology & innovation; Internet, Mobile, AdTech, MarTech & SaaS Technology. Immerse yourself in topics like digital strategy, programmatic advertising, web experience management, usability / design, mobile marketing & retargeting, customer engagement, user acquisition, social media marketing, targeting & optimization, video marketing, data science & big data, web analytics & A/B testing, email marketing, content marketing, conversion rate optimization, search engine optimization, paid search marketing, geo-targeting, predictive analysis & attribution, growth hacking, conversion rate optimization, growth marketing tools, marketing & sales automation, sustainable growth strategies, product marketing & UX / UI and much, much more! At DigiMarCon South 2021, you will receive all the elements you need to achieve digital marketing success! Conventional thought will be challenged, new ways of thinking will emerge, and you will leave with your head, notebooks and professional toolkit full of action items and ideas to lead and supercharge your agency / team / account to even greater success. Be a part of DigiMarCon South 2021 and discover how to thrive and succeed as a marketer in a rapidly evolving digital world. Top keynotes, case studies, strategy sessions, networking and more in a safe and hygienic environment! See why people keep coming back year after year to this must-attend event! Register and secure your seat today. For more details visit https://digimarconsouth.com."

The Hudson River School rose to eminence in New York during the first half of the 19th century. This loosely knit group of artists, together with like-minded poets and writers, forged a self-consciously “American” landscape vision and literary voice. This exhibition will comprise of 40 paintings by 25 artists ranging in date from 1818 to 1886, and offers a varied survey of important paintings conceived in the style of the Hudson River School depicting the varied scenery along its banks, among them the Catskills, Adirondack and White Mountains that provided the subject for their landscape masterpieces.

Avery to Warhol exhibition at the VBMA July 17, 2020 – January 3, 2021 Holmes Gallery The VBMA Avery to Warhol exhibition consists of our new Senior Curator, Anke Van Wagenberg’s selections from the vault. The exhibition will open with a salon-style recent gift to the collection, Henry Hubbell’s Portrait of Three Sisters. From this 1903 painting, we will virtually travel through the twentieth century from the paintings by Milton Avery to Andy Warhol and not only contemporary masters but also selections of the glass collection of the VBMA. This exhibition is currently available for viewing online at vbmuseum.org. Check the website for Museum reopening information.

This fall, the Museum will offer an exciting exhibition of the Korean artist Chul Hyun Ahn. Ahn (born in Busan, South Korea, 1971) creates mind-bending sculptures that conjure illusions of infinite space. Drawing from Op Art and light-and-space traditions, as well as theories of the subconscious, the Baltimore artist explores the immersive, illusory possibilities of reflection.

The Morningside Book Discussion Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 103. For more information, please contact Sandy Henry-Gordon at henry-gordons@stlucieco.org or call 772-337-5632. Selections and dates are: • Jan. 14 – “The Rosie Effect” by Graeme Simsion • Feb. 11 – “Brooklyn” by Colm Toibin • March 10 – “Next Year in Havana” by Chanel Cleeton • April 14 – “Becoming” by Michelle Obama • May 12 – “One Corpse Too Many” by Ellis Peters • June 9 – “The Girls at 17 Swann Street” by Yara Zgheib • July 14 – “Educated” by Tara Westover • Aug. 11 – “The Overstory” by Richard Powers • Sept. 8 – “Red Sparrow” by Jason Matthews • Oct. 13 – “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead • Nov. 10 – “Postmortem” by Patricia Cornwell • Dec. 8 – “Too Many Cooks & Champagne for One” by Rex Stout

The selections and dates for 2020 are: • Jan. 8 – “Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston • Feb. 5 – “How to Stop Time” by Matt Haig • March 4 – “H is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald • April 1 – “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead • May 6 – “Driving the King” by Ravi Howard • June 3 – “The Emperor’s Children” by Claire Messud • July 1 - “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng • Aug. 5 – “Postmortem” by Patricia Cornwell • Sept. 2 – “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens • Oct. 7 – “Inside the O’Briens” by Lisa Genova • Nov. 4 – “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein • Dec. 2- “Summer of ’69” by Elin Hilderbrand

Experience Heathcote Botanical Gardens in a whole new light at the 6th Annual Heathcote “Garden of Lights,” a holiday experience to delight visitors of all ages. The Illumination festival returns on November 27th, bigger and better than ever. Last year over 11,000 visitors enjoyed whimsical, colorful light displays throughout the five-acre gardens. Food trucks and the Heathcote the Bear are part of the holiday fun. This is an outdoor event, masks will be required and a special one-way viewing path, specially designed to highlight this year’s illuminations, will be in use.

The Thursday Evening Book Discussion Group meets the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the first floor Meeting Room. For more information, please call 772-462-2199. The selections and dates are: • Jan. 2 – “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead • Feb. 6 – “Becoming” by Michelle Obama • March 5 – “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens • April 2 – “Gorky Park” by Martin Cruz Smith • May 7 – “Educated” by Tara Westover • June 4 – “Red Sparrow” by Jason Matthews • July 2 – “The Rosie Effect” by Graeme Simsion • Aug. 6 – “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” by Heather Morris • Sept. 3 – “Summer of ‘69” by Elin Hilderbrand • Oct. 1 – “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng • Nov. 5 – “The Girls at 17 Swann Street” by Yara Zgheib • Dec. 3 – “White Houses” by Amy Bloom