Pasadena Museum of History August 2009 Events

Pasadena Museum of History

Calendar of Events: August 2009

470 W. Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91103; Free Parking.

Information/Reservations: 626.577.1660, ext. 10, or at www.pasadenahistory.org.

PROGRAMS

“I Said It Once, and I’ll Say It Again…Don’t Throw That Out!”

Saturday, August 15, 2:00 to 4:00 pm in Avery Dennison Auditorium

(150 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena)

Once again we demonstrate how simple objects can be used to tell fascinating stories from history in an encore presentation of the successful program held last year, “Don’t Throw That Out.” Members of the community present an array of intriguing objects as a panel of local historians and antique experts provide historical context. If you have an item you wish to share at this program, call (626) 577- 1660, ext 16.

Tickets: Museum Members free; Non-Members $ 5. Reservations: 626.577.1660, ext. 10.

Un Dia de Fiesta de Verano

Sunday, August 23, noon to 4:00 pm

Bring the whole family and celebrate Latino traditions on a summer afternoon in the beautiful gardens of the Fenyes Mansion. Enjoy delicious food, lively music, and dance. Join in the special workshops for Folklorical dance and Mexican arts and crafts. Bid on items in the silent auction. Admission is free but there will be charge for food, beverages, and special workshops.

Sponsored by the Pasadena Mexican American History Association; funds raised will support the Family Stories exhibition.

Tickets: Free admission; information at 626.577.1660, ext. 10.

TOURS

Fenyes Mansion Tours

Mansion tours available by 7-day advance reservation only during the summer months.

Tickets: $4; For information and reservations, please call 626.577.1660, ext. 10

Family Stories: Tastes, Tales and Tidbits

Fridays through November 2009; Tours 12:15 pm; Luncheon 1:30 pm

Docent-led one-hour tours of the Family Stories exhibition to explore one of the six featured communities. Each session will include a brief overview of the exhibition, an in-depth look at the local history of one featured community, a story sharing time with a family or community member, and a preservation tip related to family objects such as photographs, documents and letters, textiles and costumes. Visitors may complete the cultural immersion with an optional special lunch at a restaurant of the featured ethnicity.

Tour Schedule:

African-American Museum Exhibition Tour/Luncheon at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles – August 7, September 25, November 6

Armenian-American Museum Exhibition Tour/Luncheon at Sahara Restaurant – September 11, October 23

Chinese-American Museum Exhibition Tour/Luncheon at Fu-Shing Restaurant – August 14, October 2, November 13

Euro-American Museum Exhibition Tour/Luncheon at The Raymond – August 21, October 9, November 20

Japanese-American Museum Exhibition Tour/Luncheon at Japon Bistro – August 28, October 16

Latino Museum Exhibition Tour/Luncheon at El Portal – September 18, October 30

Tickets for the tour are $4 for Museum Members and $8 for Non-Members. Reservations and pre-payment are required due to space limitations. The optional luncheon is $20, payable at the restaurant (cost includes a $4 tax-deductible contribution to the Family Stories exhibition). For additional information and reservations, please call 626.577.1660, ext. 15.

EXHIBITION

FAMILY STORIES: SHARING A COMMUNITY’S LEGACY

Six longtime Pasadena families share their personal, multi-generational chronicles in Pasadena Museum of History’s groundbreaking exhibition, Family Stories: Sharing a Community’s Legacy. The stories of the Duncan, Gertmenian, Lowe, Stevenson, Kawai, and Mejia families will help the Museum shed light on the experiences of our African-American, Armenian-American, Chinese-American, Euro-American, Japanese-American, and Latino communities, respectively.

Hours:12:00 - 5:00 pm Wednesdays through Sundays through January 10, 2010 at Pasadena Museum of History, 470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena 91103.

Admission: $5 General, $4 Seniors & Students (with I.D.), free to Museum members and children under 12. For additional information, please visit www.pasadenahistory.org or call 626-577-1660, ext. 10.

Save the Date: LA as Subject's Archive Bazaar!

Save the Date!

L.A. as Subject will be hosting their 4th annual Los Angeles Archive Bazaar on October 17, 2009 at USC Davidson Conference Center from 10am to 4pm. More details will be forthcoming, but save the date and visit their site for more information.

Rare Films Unveiled at two remaining Silent and Classic Movie Nights

From Heritage Square Museum...

Los Angeles, CA – On Saturday, July 18 and 25, Heritage Square Museum presents its annual Silent and Classic Movie Nightsprogram. Featured films will include Douglas Fairbanks in A Modern Musketeer (1917) on July 18, and Corrine Griffith in The Garden of Eden (1928) on July 25. Also scheduled are a few short features, including “A Visit to Los Angeles” from 1916 and classic cartoons.

With our eight historic landmarks serving as the backdrop for the evening, this special screening will take place on the lawn near the Palms Depot. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets to sit on, a small picnic to eat before the movies begin, and warm clothing. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase. Films generously provided by Flicker Alley, who save and restore silent, rare and classic movies from all over the world.

Admission to the Silent and Classic Movie Nights is free for museum members and a $10.00 donation for the general public. Heritage Square Museum will open at 7:30 p.m. for picnics with the show starting each Saturday at 8:00 p.m. For more information about the program and featured movies or actors, call the museum offices from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (323) 225-2700.

Celebrating 40 Years of Preservation and Interpretation of the History of Southern California, Heritage Square Museum is an open-air, living history museum dedicated to telling the story of the development of Los Angeles. Heritage Square Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 12 to 5 PM. Admission is $10/adults, $8/seniors, $5/children ages 6-12. The Museum is located at 3800 Homer Street, off the 110 Arroyo Seco Parkway (110/Pasadena Freeway) at Avenue 43, just north of downtown Los Angeles. For further information, visit our website at www.heritagesquare.org.

Special Events at the Mission San Gabriel

Don't miss the special history events at the Mission San Gabriel!

Every First Saturday of the month from 11am to 4pm, the Mission and neighboring historical institutions are a destination for fun and education with Museum Saturday! Ramona Museum of California History (no fee) and San Gabriel Historical Society and Hayes House (no fee) are within about two blocks of the mission. Old Mill (no fee) in nearby San Marino . and Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe (no fee) in nearby Montebello are also both open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

On July llth, the mission will be hosting a "Meeting of Museums and Historical Places." Besides a free guided tour of the mission starting at 10am, the day also includes a a free training session about how to be successful with a museum booth or display at public events at the Ramona Museum of California History in the mission district at 1:30 p.m. There will be about 2 hours of discussion on topics of interest to historical groups. More details are here.

On August 1st, the mission will have a History Challenge. Anyone visiting the Mission with regular admission will have a chance to complete the challenge and receive a prize. It's also the first Saturday of the month, which means it's Museum Saturday [see above].

Volunteer Resources for Surviving and Thriving During Tough Times

From CaliforniaVolunteers:

We are pleased to announce that we now have all the resources that were available at the Surviving and Thriving During Tough Times conferences – including a full conference video – available online.

http://www.californiavolunteers.org/index.php/Volunteering_in_CA/detail6

It’s our hope that these resources will help your organization find innovative, high-impact ways to approach your fiscal and operational tactics, volunteer management and other activities during these challenging economic times.

An additional resource you’ll want to check out is the results of the survey completed by nearly 1,200 California nonprofit leaders who registered to attend the conferences. This data is presented in both a statewide Executive Summary as well as by region.

Free Online Trainings

GuideStar, the leading website that gathers and publicizes information about nonprofit organizations, also offers resources like free, online seminars. These programs, known as webinars (because they are done on the web instead of in person), offer convenient and effective ways to enhance what your non-profit is doing. Check out the schedule and register for one here. Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

(You can also view past webinars here at your own rate on your own time.)

Get Free Supplies for Your Non-profit

If you're a non-profit in LA City, this is for you! (And if you're not, read on to find out how you can partner through the LA Heritage Alliance.)

The City has a special program with the non-profit LA Shares to provide office supplies and resources to non-profit organizations. This program is set up to avoid sending usable products to the landfills and finding a way to reuse sometimes new supplies and equipment. Check out their site here and you can sign up for free at the bottom of this page.

Now, if you're a not a non-profit located within the City limits, this is also a great time for for your to develop stronger partnerships with groups inside of the City limits to take advantage of this program. With strategic partnerships, you might be able to represent one organization to gain access to the free resources, but then share those resources with other organizations. Everyone wins as unwanted corporate items are diverted from landfills and find new homes with your organizations.