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Mar 27-28 Leesburg VA - Art Becomes Reality - Skeptics Workshop

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National Capital Area Skeptics Weekend Workshop 2004
ART becomes REALITY
Leesburg, Virginia
Saturday, March 27 - Sunday, March 28

Register for the NCAS 2004 Weekend Workshop: "Art Becomes Reality" 
in Leesburg, Virginia. We'll have presentations, attendee participation 
workshops, surveys to test how real our "common knowledge" is, and other fun 
stuff - all to explore how art affects our reality or our knowledge of what is 
true.

Topics covered in presentations include:
* From Reel to Real - How the media shapes our views of reality
* The Miracle at Mons - How the German advance at Mons was slowed down: 
did medieval English bowmen intervene, was it St. George, or...? (come and find out)
* The Lost City of El Dorado - Was it real?
* The Philadelphia Experiment
* How the South Won the Civil War
* Why We Want to Believe panel discussion
* Fact or Fake? SOCK (Survey of Common Knowledge) quiz and MORE fun stuff.

When: Saturday March 27, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. 
to noon

Where: At historic Carradoc Hall, the Holiday Inn just outside Leesburg, 
Virginia, 1500 East Market Street (Route 7) 
URL: http://www.leesburgva.holiday-inn.com/

Cost: $50 at the door. 
Registration includes hand-outs, continental breakfast, and breaks on Saturday 
and Sunday. Saturday lunch and dinner are your responsibility (there is a $10 
buffet lunch available in Carradoc Hall). If you choose to stay at Carradoc 
Hall, the special NCAS rate will be $79 per night. Don't forget to mention the 
NCAS weekend when you register.

Register NOW, don't put it off and miss out on a fun weekend - plenty to see and 
do in Leesburg. Mail your name, address, contact information, check, and number 
of participants to: 

NCAS 2004 Workshop Registration
PO Box 8428
Silver Spring, MD 20907

(301) 587-3827
www.ncas.org
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