• Earth Day Celebration: April 19, 2007
The Paper Discovery Center celebrated Earth Day with a number of events on Saturday, April 19. All visitors received free pine tree seedlings, courtesy of Plum Creek. Jean McCulloch Harper, an artist whose works were included in the Bound to Surprise Temporary Art Exhibit (April 1 - May 31, 2007) gave art workshops using recycled paper. Mike Dockry from the US Forest Service gave a presentation on Sustainable Forests. The Fox River Academy kicked off their project to explore your environment in our outdoor learning center.
• Crime Investigator Workshop for teachers: April 12, 2007
Teachers were invited to a free workshop where they used paper tests to solve a crime. They also received materials to use in their classroom.
• Paper Science Saturday - Paper Magic: February 11, 2006
Paper Science Saturday is a new series that will invite a special science presenter to the Center on the second Saturday of each month to help you explore the world of science. Get your hands wet, be a detective and solve a mystery, test paper for its strength - all by joining us for Paper Science Saturdays. We kick off the Paper Science Saturday series in grand fashion on Saturday, February 11th with Paper Magic. Jeff Lindsay, Corporate Patent Strategist and Senior Research Fellow at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Neenah, has combined his hobby with his work experience to bring about a show on paper magic. Some of his acts include: Anderson's Torn and Restored Newspaper, The Floating Kleenex® Tissue, Pencil Through a Dollar Bill, The Ad I Couldn't Cut Enough, Highly Absorbent Huggies® Diapers, Silk Threads in Currency, The Paper Technology Book Test, The E-mailed Dollar Bill, The Rigid Roll, Dollar Bill in Lemon, and Business Card Warp. Jeff will be performing a 45-minute show for kids and adults of all ages at 2:00. The cost of the performance is included with the cost of admission.
• Paper Arts Series - Krimpart®: February 18, 2006
Sally Berben will make a repeat visit to the Paper Discovery Center on Saturday, February 18th to help visitors turn newspapers into recycled works of art known as Krimpart®. After mastering a simple three-step process, both children and adults will be creating unique paper art sculptures in seconds. A page of newsprint is rolled into a tube, pressed into accordion-like pleats, and then shaped into the basic form - a DONUT. Sounds tasty, doesn't it? Sally will be available from 10:00 till 4:00. The activity is included in the cost of admission.
• Paper Arts Series - Corrugated Board Furniture: March 18, 2006
Learn how corrugated board can be turned into furniture for your home through the skills of student Andy Becker on Saturday, March 18th from 10:00 - 4:00. The activity is included in the cost of admission.
• Boy Scout Pulp & Paper Merit Badge Day: April 29, 2006
The Paper Discovery Center will be offering a full day of activities on Saturday, April 29, 2006, for area Boy Scouts wishing to earn their Pulp & Paper Merit Badges. The day will include tours of the Paper Discovery Center, round-table discussions, and hands-on activities. Details will be publicized through the Boy Scouts of America Bay-Lakes Council office in Appleton. Registration will also be handled through the Bay Lakes Council office and is limited to 30 Boy Scouts.
• Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: September 28, 2006
The 12th annual Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Thursday evening, September 28, 2006, at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, WI. Cocktails and the General Reception will be at 5:00 pm with Dinner to follow at 6:30 pm. The Induction Ceremony will begin at 8:00 pm.
The dinner and reception are not only great ways to honor the Inductees and the industry. They are also a wonderful chance to mingle, visit and network with others in the industry. The Induction Ceremony includes video biographies of each Inductee, acceptance speeches by the Inductees or their representatives, and a keynote address by an industry leader. Some of the past speakers have included Jukka Harmala, CEO, Stora Enso; Wayne Sanders, CEO, Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Jan Astrom, CEO, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget; and Peter H. Vogel, Jr., President & CEO of NewPage Corporation.
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he Open Book Peace Project stopped in Wisconsin at the Paper Discovery Center April 5th – May 29th, 2005. The Open Book Peace Project (OBPP) uses art as a forum to discuss and explore peace and related social issues. Through peace discussions and hands-on activities including writing and drawing pages, bookbinding and hand papermaking, the project invites people to examine the meaning of peace in their lives and the world around them and to share their ideas through the OBPP book.
The OBPP book contains over 700 pages contributed by individuals from Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and points beyond. All pages are of handmade paper, made from 100% cotton clothing. The book is growing at a rate of 2 pages per day. Learn more about the project at http://www.openbookpeaceproject.com.
During Paper Jam, the PDC begain its own ongoing story. See here for the current version of
Paper Jam's Continuous Story, which will be continued next year at the 2006 Paper Jam event.
• Paper Jam - June 4, 2005 is an annual book and paper festival that opened for the first time May 29th, 2005. A day-long event about books, origami, storytelling, scrap booking, poetry and more... See our archived Paper Jam page for photos, comments, and a link to the Paper Jam's Continuous Story.
• International Museum Day - April 18, 2005
The PDC celebrated International Museum Day with this year’s theme of “Museums Bridging Cultures.” Special activities related to the visit of the Open Book Peace Project to Appleton.
• Paper Discovery Duathlon - May 29, 2005
The Paper Discovery Center is the event site of the Paper Discovery Duathlon. A 4-mile run—18-mile bike—4-mile run event started the Wisconsin 5 Star Series. For more details, see Midwest Sports Events website.
