Up there you've got the Wall of Death, the Insect Museum, the toboggan run (no, really), assorted tiny little bars and tents doing completely bonkers stuff (one is dedicated to both dating and ornithology with a sign proclaiming "ask us about our collection of puffball mushrooms") and the Ballroom itself, named in dedication to John Peel's 'Pig's Big 78' slot.
"We intend to champion each of the attributes that make Steinway a unique company: its highly trained and skilled employees, perfected manufacturing processes, unwavering commitment to quality, revered global brand name, and dedication to partners, customers, artists and music lovers," he wrote.
After a harrowing and suspenseful escape, the slave's attainment of freedom is signaled not simply by reaching the "free states" of the North but by taking a new name and dedication to antislavery activism.
Hanukkah, whose name means dedication, is in one sense the commemoration of a political and military victory over forces that threatened to annihilate the Jewish culture; for individuals celebrating it today, it is an expression of spiritual rededication to a traditional faith and way of life.
The largest cities in Maine and Oregon share a name, a dedication to sustainable living, and a love of beer and dogs.
In 1997, the Georgia Board of Regents approved the naming and dedication of the math and physics building at the University of West Georgia as the "James E. Boyd Building".
A Korean shaman, named Duyee Chang, performed a dedication ceremony -- a Korean mask dance.
At first it was an amusing hobby, but eventually the Dinkins administration recognized his dedication and named him the city's official clock master, a post long vacant.
On May 20, a real-estate company named Corporate Property Investors held a dedication ceremony, at Roosevelt Field, for an outdoor sculpture, "Spirit," by the noted Swedish artist Bjorn Erling Evens.
I've seen dedications in books that thanked God and even dedications that name-checked the Holy Trinity, but Yorker surely gets bonus points for being the first author I've seen to give a lengthy praise individually to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
A reception to celebrate the dedication of Lewis Auditorium, named for Nobel laureate and Princeton professor Sir Arthur Lewis (1915-1991), will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in Robertson Hall.
