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	General Members Purchase Membership For more information, call 212 423 3535 or e-mail membership@guggenheim.org.
	Members' Party and Private Viewing of theanyspacewhatever Fri., Oct. 24, 9–midnight Celebrate the opening of our Fall exhibition with guided tours, live music, and refreshments. Also on view: Catherine Opie: American Photographer.


	Art in the Round Sat., Nov. 1, 7–9:30 p.m. Visit the Guggenheim for a special "salon" style evening with fellow art lovers, including guided tours, spirited discussions, live music, and cocktails. Admission is $25 at the door and free for all Guggenheim members.


	Art after Dark: First Fridays at the Guggenheim November 7 and December 5 9 p.m.–1 a.m. Enjoy a drink with friends, explore the galleries, and listen to some of the best DJs in town, all in the spectacular Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building. Admission is $25. Free for all Guggenheim members! Media sponsor Village Voice

	Family Members Special events for Family members. Purchase Membership For more information, call 212 423 3535 or e-mail membership@guggenheim.org.
	Family Fun for Family Members: Guided Gallery Tours Sat., Nov. 8, 11 a.m.–noon or 2–3 p.m. Join interactive tours of our fall exhibitions with lively conversation and activities.


	Family Fun for Family Members: Holiday Tour and Workshop Sat., Dec. 13, 2–4 p.m. Participate in a fun gallery tour and creative art workshop inspired by the holiday season and our exhibitions. Exclusive to Family Members. To register, please call 212 423 3587. Space is limited.

	Special Events Events for Guggenheim members at the Supporting Associate level and above. Purchase Membership For more information, call 212 423 3535 or e-mail membership@guggenheim.org.

	Young Collectors Council Members Purchase Membership Please note that all events are subject to change. For information or to reserve, call 212 423 3534 or e-mail ycc@guggenheim.org.
	YCC Fall Kick-Off Event Affirmation Arts Wed., September 17, 7–9 p.m. Join us for cocktails and a viewing of video works acquired by the YCC at Affirmation Arts' newly renovated space which includes a gallery, studio, and office space on New York's west side. Supporting an up-and-coming arts neighborhood, Affirmation Arts offers temporary exhibition space for curators, galleries, artists, and in-house shows. YCC Members are invited to bring along a guest who is interested in learning more about the YCC. RSVP


	Creative Time Tour Democracy in America: the National Campaign Park Avenue Armory Tue., September 23, 7–10 p.m. Join curator Nato Thompson on a cocktail reception and private tour of Democracy in America. The show, featuring work by 50 artists, traveled across the country to measure artists' relationships with and reactions to the historic roots and practical manifestations of the American democratic tradition. Members are then invited to stay for Creative Time's special performances/speakers (TBA) in the Drill Hall. RSVP


	Architecture Studio Visit Steven Holl Architects Wed., September 24 @ 6:30 p.m. Steven Holl Architects welcomes the YCC to their atelier where they will introduce their exciting international projects, including the soon to be completed Linked Hybrid in Beijing. This project, which is 22,000 sm in size, houses 750 apartments, public green space, commercial zones, hotel, cinema, schools and underground parking, and is hailed as “one of the ten coolest eco-friendly buildings in the world—one of the largest geothermal projects on earth." RSVP


	Guggenheim VIP Opening Catherine Opie: American Photographer Thur., September 25, 7–9 p.m. Join upper level members of the Guggenheim Museum to celebrate the VIP opening of Catherine Opie: American Photographer, on view through January 7, 2009.


	Prospect.1 New Orleans Cocktail and Presentation The Glass Houses Thur., September 25, 6–8:30 p.m. Dan Cameron, Founding Director and Chief Curator of Prospect.1 New Orleans, the largest biennial of contemporary art ever to be organized in the United States, hosts an informational cocktail reception and presentation about Prospect.1. This is a unique opportunity for those members already planning on attending Prospect. 1 New Orleans, as well as those still interested in joining our group. For more information regarding the YCC trip to New Orleans please e-mail travel@guggenheim.org.


	Bushwick Studio Visit Sat., Oct. 4, 1 p.m. Visit the studio of Rashid Johnson, who uses a mixed media approach encompassing steel, mirrors, and shea butter to create work that experiments with its own relationship towards racial themes. Then, meet with Todd DiCiurcio of METDC Studios where you will gain insight into his interpretations of live performances through drawing, and learn how he strives to find truth through artistic technique. RSVP


	Private Curatorial Tour Catherine Opie: American Photographer Mon., Oct. 20 @ 7 p.m. Join curator Nat Trotman for a private walkthrough of Catherine Opie: American Photographer. Working in stark and provacative color as well as richly-toned black and white, Catherine Opie's classically composed images seduce the viewer into reconsidering notions of communal, sexual, and cultural identity. Her work adopts such diverse styles as studio portraiture, landscape and urban street photography, making visible the invisible and underscoring the poignant yet unsettling veracity of her subjects. RSVP


	Guggenheim VIP Opening theanyspacewhatever Thur., Oct. 23, 8–11 p.m. Join upper level members of the Guggenheim Museum to celebrate the VIP opening of theanyspacewhatever. Ten contemporary artists, who have each adopted the exhibition as an expressive medium within their individual practices, have been invited to collectively formulate a scenario for this group show. For these artists, an exhibition can comprise a film, a novel, a shared meal, a performance, or a social space. See the creative and collaborative energies of these artists manifest within the Guggenheim's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed space.


	Alt Exhibitions Wednesdays, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 12, Dec. 3 & Dec. 17, 6-7:30 p.m. Host/moderator: Craig Houser Join the Patrons Circle for a five-session exploration of alternative exhibition spaces and practices, including visits to artist-run galleries, collectors' homes, and curatorial walkthroughs. For information: 212 360 4241


	YCC Trip to New Orleans Thurs. Oct. 30–Sun. Nov. 2 Join us this fall in New Orleans for Prospect.1, the largest biennial of contemporary art ever to be organized in the United States. The YCC has developed a one of a kind program that includes: an early VIP tour of the biennial with a Guggenheim curator, invitations to opening celebrations, exclusive visits to private collections, and talks with artists. For more information, please call 212 360 4280 or e-mail travel@guggenheim.org.


	SAVE THE DATE: YCC Fall Acquisitions Wed., Nov. 5, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Members of the Acquisitions Committee are invited to participate in the semi-annual Acquisitions Committee meeting. Works for acquisition are proposed by the curators, discussed by the committee, and voted upon. This is a unique opportunity to learn about new artists and their work while taking part in the growth of the Guggenheim's permanent collection. For more information about upgrading to the Acquisitions Committee, please call 212 423 3534.


	YCC Membership Benefit YCC members are eligible for free tickets, with reservations, to Guggenheim lectures and panels. For more information visit the Sackler Center for Arts Education or call 212 423 3534.

	Patrons Circle Members Purchase Membership For information or to reserve, call 212 423 3624 or e-mail patronscircle@guggenheim.org.
	Patrons Circle Membership Benefit Patrons Circle members are eligible for free tickets, with reservations, to Guggenheim lectures, panels, and Works & Process performances. For more information visit the Sackler Center for Arts Education. To make reservations for lectures or panels, call 212 423 3624. For Works & Process performances, call 212 423 3587.

	Travel Programs Supporters of the Guggenheim Museum are invited to join spectacular custom-designed trips to cultural destinations around the world. Recent trips include St. Petersburg, Russia for the "White Nights," the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao for the unveiling of Richard Serra's monumental sculpture, The Matter of Time, and a tour to São Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the São Paolo Bienal, Brazil's only world-class contemporary art fair. All tours are accompanied by museum curators and specialist tour guides. Guided visits to major art exhibitions and fairs are combined with visits to private collections and artists' studios. For further information, call 212 423 3624.