Dear Friends of Fermilab's Cultural Offerings,

In the wake of the recent tragic events in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, all Department of Energy laboratories including Fermilab have had to take additional security measures. One current security measure is to close Fermilab to most public activities. This closure of course affects our cultural offerings to our neighboring communities. We would like to bring you up to date, on our cultural offerings at Fermilab and to let you know that we are doing our best to continue our programs.

Arts & Lecture Series - The popular Arts and Lecture Series presented at Fermilab will be allowed to continue. There are however, certain conditions. The general public can still order tickets over the phone (630/840.ARTS), by fax (630/840.5501), or via e-mail (audweb@fnal.gov, but please don't send your charge account number). Due to current restrictions, outside patrons of our programs will not be able to visit our atrium box office in person to purchase or pick up tickets in advance of performances. Will call tickets may be picked up and, when available, tickets can still be purchased in Ramsey Auditorium lobby on the evening of a performance starting at 7 pm. Employees can still purchase tickets at the box office for themselves or others. When attending arts and lecture series events, the general public is only allowed through the Pine Street entrance, from Kirk Road in Batavia. Employees may enter the Batavia Road entrance, however, employees with non-employee personnel in their car will have to enter the Pine Street entrance. Parking spaces near Wilson Hall and Ramsey Auditorium will be restricted, so patrons will have to walk a little further to enter the building. There will be handicapped parking drop-off by the Northwest, lower level doors of Wilson Hall. All patrons including employees will be directed to exit the laboratory through the Pine Street entrance.

Film Society - The Film Society events have been postponed. We hope that this is temporary and that we will be able to reschedule films in the near future. For up-to-date information about our schedule, phone 630/840-8000.

Art Gallery - The gallery is temporarily closed to non-Fermilab guests.

Folk Dancing - Silk & Thistle Scottish Country Dancing has been moved to the North Aurora Activity Center and continue to meet on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.. International Folk Dancing meets at 8 p.m. on Thursdays has been moved to either the Batavia Park District's East Side Community Center or their Boat Club. For information call 630/584.0825 or 630/840.8194. Barn Dancing has moved to the Warrenville Community Center. For barn dancing info call 630/840.2061.

For the most up-to-date information, please check our web page at www.fnal.gov/culture.

On behalf of all of the groups mentioned above, we appreciate your patience, loyalty, and understanding, and hope that you will stick with us through these minor inconveniences.

Sincerely,
Janet MacKay-Galbraith
Arts Coordinator, Fermilab


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