ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS

17th Annual California Indian Basketweavers Gathering, June 22-24, Robinson Rancheria

Complete Gathering Info Packet PDF

2007 flyer

Opportunities

California Arts Council
Program Descriptions

1300 I Street, Suite 930
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-6555
1-800-201-6201
fax (916) 322-6575

Through grant awards to artists, nonprofit arts organizations, and local governments, the California Arts Council furthers the legislative mandates and the mission of the agency. Grant awards help to support artistic programming, strengthen internal management, assist in the employment of professional staff and artists, and provide access to the arts for all Californians. Volunteer panels comprised of artists, arts administrators, and other knowledgeable members of the arts community review grant applications to all programs. Their recommendations are, in turn, presented to the Arts Council for final approval.

Visit the California Arts Council Programs web page for complete Program Descriptions, Applications and Grantees for their Multicultural Next Generation program.

Ongoing Exhibits and Programs

Below you will find a listing of upcoming 2007 Winter Quarter classes offered through UC Riverside Extension, Native American Programs:

Contact information:
UC Riverside, Native American Programs
Program information: (951) 827-2655
To Enroll: (951) 827-4105
Toll free: (800) 442-2990
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Maidu Interpretive Center
1960 Johnson Ranch Dr.
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: (916) 774-5934
Guided Tours 10 am daily
10 am & 1 pm Saturdays
Open Tuesday - Saturday, 9 AM - 4 PM
$4/Adult - $3.50/Child - $12/Family
Located in the northeast corner of Maidu Park, the center offers exhibits, walk the trail through a unique historic site, cultural demonstrators and educators.

Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin (MAPOM)
In 1980, MAPOM collaborated with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and the National Park Service to build an interpretive Coast Miwok Village at Kule Loklo in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The village is built from traditional materials and Coast Miwok rituals and protocols were observed in its construction.

Free Guided Tours occur every Sunday, Memorial Day through Labor Day, conducted by a Park Ranger. Meet at the Bear Valley Center. Tours of the Roundhouse occur selected Saturdays in Spring and Fall at 12:30 pm, conducted by Sylvia Thalman, MAPOM founder. Meet at the Round House.

Here's more about the Coast Miwok Village at Kule Loklo at the MAPOM web site

Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Rd.
Pine Grove, CA 95665-9779
(209) 296-7488
Basketweaving demonstrations on second Saturday of the month.

California Indian Skills Classes at Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin (MAPOM) sponsors classes in California Indian skills each Spring and Fall at Point Reyes National Seashore Park, in western Marin County, California. Classes are for adults (over 15) (except new Family Class) and are held at Kule Loklo, the reconstructed Indian village near Bear Valley Visitors Center. Most classes are hands-on. Each class emphasizes one area of arts and skills.

For more information about these classes and other events at MAPOM, please contact Sylvia Thalman at 415-479-3281, by Email at; info@mapom.org. or visit their web site at; http://www.mapom.org/skillsclasses.htm