Showing posts with label Maidu Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maidu Museum. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Maidu Museum & Historic Site June Events

Enjoy fun activities at Maidu Museum & Historic Site in June!

Campfire: Friday, June 20, from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Sit under the stars at their outdoor amphitheater to enjoy native stories around the campfire. They'll provide roasting sticks and marshmallows for a sweet program's end. Museum doors open at 7 p.m. $5 per person, $16 family of four, under 2 are FREE.

Night Out at the Museum: Join them Saturday, June 21, from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30p.m. for a FREE Night Out at the Museum, part of the 3rd Saturday Art Walk. They will host a reception to remember, share and celebrate the people, the place and the work of Pacific Western Traders. This new exhibit,Off the Walls of Pacific Western Traders: Photographs from the Herb Puffer Collection, features elders, weavers, artists, dancers, educators and community members whose presence alongside the Puffer family made the recently closed shop a significant and memorable place in the history of Native California. The community is invited to contribute their stories to the Pacific Western Traders Project. For more information, please contact Sigrid Benson (916) 774-5930, sbenson@roseville.ca.us. Museum doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program starts at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be available.

Storytime and Native Craft: Bring your child Tuesday, June 24 from 10 a.m.- 11a.m. for native storytelling and a craft, part of the Summer Reading Program. This free event will end with a short nature hike through the historic site. For ages 3 and up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Roseville Public Library.

For more information, please visit roseville.ca.us/indianmuseum.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Maidu Museum & Historic Site May Calendar of Events

Here are some upcoming May Events at the Maidu Museum & Historic Site:

Campfire: Friday, May 16, from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Sit under the stars at our outdoor amphitheater to enjoy native stories around the campfire.

They’ll provide roasting sticks and marshmallows for a sweet program’s end. Museum doors open at 7pm. $5 per person, $16 family of four, under 2 are FREE!

Night Out at the Museum: Join them Saturday, May 17, from 6:30 p.m.-8:30p.m. for a FREE Night Out at the Museum, part of the 3rd Saturday Art Walk.

Native American artist, educator and cultural activist Stan Padilla will speak about his new exhibit of book illustrations, “Legends of the Land: The United Auburn Indian Community Tribal School Tells its Own Story”. Museum doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program starts at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be available.

Rock Art Mysteries: Saturday, May 17, 8 p.m.-9 p.m., Take a walk through our historic site to observe petroglyphs by lantern light--the best way to see them. Journey back in time and explore ideas about the purpose of these mysterious symbols carved in stone thousands of years ago. Museum doors open at 6:30 p.m. Lantern tour starts at 8 p.m., following the FREE “Night Out at the Museum” event. Fees: $6 per person.

Telling Your Own Story: Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Join artist, educator and cultural activist Stan Padilla in a bookmaking workshop. Stan will share his artistic experience as participants will create and take home their own handmade book. All ages welcome. Fees: $10 per person, all supplies will be provided.

For more information, visit roseville.ca.us/indianmuseum.

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