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<DIV>To our friends in Oregon: </DIV>
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<DIV>This is the week! TAC Festival 2009 runs from Tuesday, May 19,
through Saturday, May 23. If you can, please participate in this event and
spread the news throughout your networks. Your support is needed to help
us continue TAC Festival in coming years, so help us pack the house! Here
is part of a press release we prepared to get the word out:</DIV>
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<DIV>Decoding Maya glyphs. Mysterious mummies. The real
Timbuktu. Druids, rituals and sacrifices. The latest discoveries
from the chief archaeologist of Egypt. All this and more will thrill the
audience as the top films in the world compete during <STRONG><EM>The
Archaeology Channel</EM></STRONG> International Film and Video Festival, opening
May 19th at the Hult Center in Eugene, Oregon. </DIV>
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<DIV>TAC Festival is the only juried competition of heritage films in the
Western Hemisphere. The five-day event celebrates the wonders of human diversity
with award-winning films from around the world. Topics that range from
archaeology and ancient cultures to indigenous peoples and their environments
will come alive with historic re-enactments, powerful storytelling and amazing
digital effects. </DIV>
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<DIV>Producers from 25 countries submitted 87 entries for this year’s sixth
season. The top 18 films, from leading film producers worldwide, will be
shown on the big screen at the Soreng Theater in the Hult Center for the
Performing Arts in downtown Eugene, from May 19 through May 23. These
films will cover topics ranging from a sophisticated calculating machine found
in an ancient Greek shipwreck to wonderful 10,000-year-old cave paintings in the
remote Borneo forest, Peruvian villagers fearful of ancestors watching them from
looming ruins, and indigenous forest dwellers making first contact with the
outside work in 2004, among many others. Six of the competing films
already have won awards at international film festivals.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Keynote Speaker this year, appearing Friday evening, May 22, will be
Dr. Zahi Hawass, the chief archaeologists of Egypt. After decades of
research on the most significant archaeological projects in Egypt and dozens of
appearances on television, Dr Hawass has become the most familiar face in the
world of archaeology. His most recent newsworthy project is the
excavation, currently in progress, to find the tombs of Antony and
Cleopatra.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ticket prices range from $5 to $30 and are available from the Hult Center
(541-682-500).</DIV>
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<DIV>For a complete list of films, prices and more information, log on to <BR><A
title=http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml
href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml">http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>The full film schedule, including the Dr. Hawass talk Friday night, also is
appended below</DIV>
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<DIV>We hope to see you there! Thanks very much.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rick Pettigrew<BR>Archaeological Legacy Institute<BR><A
title=http://www.archaeologychannel.org/
href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/">www.archaeologychannel.org</A><BR><A
title=mailto:rick@archaeologychannel.org
href="mailto:rick@archaeologychannel.org">rick@archaeologychannel.org</A><BR>(541)
345-5538</DIV>
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<DIV>TAC Festival 2009</DIV>
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<DIV>Film Screening Schedule</DIV>
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<DIV>Tuesday, 19 May 2009</DIV>
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<DIV>6:30 pm Opening Ceremony<BR>6:50-8:11 Guédelon: The
First Ten Years (Germany)<BR>8:18-9:11 Uncle Sem and the Bosnian
Dream (Italy)<BR>9:18-9:48 The Passion of Memory: Arslantepe, Turkey
(Italy)</DIV>
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<DIV>Wednesday, 20 May 2009</DIV>
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<DIV>6:20 pm Introductions<BR>6:30-8:27 Breaking the Maya
Code (USA)<BR>8:34-9:27 Island Home Country
(Australia)<BR>9:27-9:41 The Antikythera Mechanism: Decoding an
Ancient Greek Mystery (UK)</DIV>
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<DIV>Thursday, 21 May 2009</DIV>
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<DIV>6:20 pm Introductions<BR>6:30-7:24 From Grief and Joy
We Sing (USA)<BR>7:31-8:19 From Honey to Ashes
(USA)<BR>8:26-9:14 Timbuktu (USA)<BR>9:21-9:47 Treasures
of the Fitzwilliam Museum (UK)</DIV>
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<DIV>Friday, 22 May 2009</DIV>
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<DIV>6:20 pm Introductions<BR>6:30-7:23 The Last Romans
(Belgium)<BR>7:30-8:25 Secrets of the Parthenon
(USA)<BR>8:32-9:32 Keynote Address by Dr. Zahi Hawass</DIV>
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<DIV>Saturday, 23 May 2009</DIV>
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<DIV>Session 1</DIV>
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<DIV>10:50 pm Introductions<BR>11:00-11:53 The Mummy Who
Came In From the Cold (France)<BR>12:00-12:53 The Twilight of the
Celts (Switzerland)<BR>1:00-1:53 Borneo: The Memory of Caves
(France)</DIV>
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<DIV>1:53-3:00 Lunch Break</DIV>
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<DIV>Session 2:</DIV>
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<DIV>3:00-3:53 Rapayan (Canada)<BR>4:00-4:53 Twilight of a
Land (Canada)<BR>5:00-5:48 Guge: The Lost Kingdom of Tibet
(Singapore)</DIV></DIV></FONT><DIV CLASS="aol_ad_footer" ID="2e0f3060292100cacb4d036b44eafbdf"><br/><font style="color:black;font:normal 10pt arial,san-serif;"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"/><B>An Excellent Credit Score is 750. <A HREF=http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377005x1201454319/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=MayExcfooter51609NO62>See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!</A></B></font></DIV></BODY></HTML>