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ALBANY – Due to the GHI Work Force Team Challenge Race, and the closing of Madison Avenue and adjacent parking lots on Thursday, May 18th, the New York State Museum has canceled the Museum Series lectures that had been scheduled for that evening and rescheduled them for the following Thursday.

The lectures by Dr. Taury Smith, Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten and Dr. John P. Hart have been rescheduled for Thursday, May 25th. The lectures that had been scheduled for May 25th will instead be held on Thursday, June 1st.

All lectures are free and will take place in the Museum Theater at 7 p.m. Free parking is available next to the Museum.

The New York State Museum is a cultural program of the New York State Department of

Education. Founded in 1836, the Museum has the longest continuously operating state natural history research and collection survey in the U.S. Located on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Further information can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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