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Events 2003
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October
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October 2 – November 20, Thursdays The Pottery Project Times vary. Piasko Ceramics Pottery Studio, Studio City Don’t miss out on this very special opportunity to discover the beauty of working with clay, color, and glaze. Even if you don’t believe you have any artistic ability, we can prove that with careful instruction, the desire to learn, and a little bit of practice, you too can make pottery. During this eight–week studio course, you will receive instruction on hand building, wheel throwing, and finishing techniques. The two-hour-long classes take place at Piasko Ceramics Pottery Studio in Studio City on Thursdays, October 2 to November 20. Tuition, which includes tools, clay, glazes, and firings, is $250 for museum members and $270 for nonmembers. Several class times are available. To register, call 323.667.2000, ext. 354. |
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| October 4, 2003. 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Make Your Own Pot! Griffith Park Campus Discover how pots are made in the book The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel, explore the exhibition California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism, and make your own pot to take home! |
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| October 11, 2003. 12:00 noon — 5:00 p.m. Glorious Treasures: 100 Years of Collecting by the Southwest Museum A Day of Music, Dancing, and Storytelling Griffith Park Campus Join us as we celebrate the debut of our first collaborative exhibition at the Museum of the American West (formerly the Autry Museum of Western Heritage) presented with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian. Glorious Treasures highlights the Southwest’s vast collection. The day begins with a blessing by representatives from the Gabrielino/Tongva Nation, followed by Native American artist demonstrations and family workshops. The day also features an afternoon of Native music and demonstrations with performances by the Tongva Dancers; Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, presenting Aztec and Mayan music; Northwest Coast songs by Jeaque Condor; the Red Tipi Dancers playing the big drum in a demonstration of Southern plains–style powwow music; and traditional Central American music by Martin Espino. |
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| October 19, 2003. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Native Pottery Griffith Park Campus Join Miranda Morales (Laguna), as she demonstrates the art of Native pottery. |
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| October 26, 2003. 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. Sounds of the Native Flute Griffith Park Campus Three Native flute players will present a program of contemporary and traditional songs. Carlos Reynosa (Yaki, Cherokee), Guillermo Martinez (Tarascan, Apache), and Eric Alverado (Apache) will present music as soloists, as duos, and as a trio. top |
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November
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November 7, 2003. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Intertribal Marketplace Members Only Preview at the Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus Museum members are invited to attend a preview reception of the 13th Annual Intertribal Marketplace. This exciting evening offers members the opportunity to purchase cultural and contemporary items from renowned American Indian artists before the event opens to the public. To RSVP and for more information, please call 323.221.2164, ext. 221. |
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| November 8, 2003. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Intertribal Marketplace at the Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus More than 100 Native American artists have been invited to participate in the Intertribal Marketplace, which will offer a wide range of arts, including pottery, metal and nonmetallic jewelry, sculpture, painting, mixed media, weaving, beadwork, woodcarvings, and other cultural and contemporary items for sale. Join us for family activities, traditional food sales, music, traditional dancers, and storytelling throughout the day. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors 62 and older, and free for children 6 years of age and younger. Admission to the Craft Village is free with Marketplace entrance fee. Parking is free, or take the Gold Line and exit at the Southwest Museum. |
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| November 9, 2003. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Intertribal Marketplace at the Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus More than 100 Native American artists have been invited to participate in the Intertribal Marketplace, which will offer a wide range of arts, including pottery, metal and nonmetallic jewelry, sculpture, painting, mixed media, weaving, beadwork, woodcarvings, and other cultural and contemporary items for sale. Join us for family activities, traditional food sales, music, traditional dancers, and storytelling throughout the day. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors 62 and older, and free for children 6 years of age and younger. Admission to the Craft Village is free with Marketplace entrance fee. Parking is free, or take the Gold Line and exit at the Southwest Museum. |
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| November 16, 2003. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Native Beading Griffith Park Campus Join John Bradley (Comanche) as he demonstrates traditional Native beading. |
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| November 22, 2003. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Oaxacan Folk Art Show and Sale at the Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, have carved toys and masks for hundreds of years, but only recently have these beautiful woodcarvings and other art from Oaxaca captured the imagination of collectors and enthusiasts around the world. Folk art carvings, embroidery, and Zapotec rugs will be on display and for sale. Meet Oaxacan artist Jacobo Angeles Ojeda as he demonstrates the artistry of woodcarving throughout the day. For additional information, call 323.221.2164, ext. 227. Admission to the show and sale is free. |
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| November 23, 2003. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Oaxacan Folk Art Show and Sale at the Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, have carved toys and masks for hundreds of years, but only recently have these beautiful woodcarvings and other art from Oaxaca captured the imagination of collectors and enthusiasts around the world. Folk art carvings, embroidery, and Zapotec rugs will be on display and for sale. Meet Oaxacan artist Jacobo Angeles Ojeda as he demonstrates the artistry of woodcarving throughout the day. For additional information, call 323.221.2164, ext. 227. Admission to the show and sale is free. |
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| November 23, 2003. 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. Sights and Sounds of Native Dance and Drums Griffith Park Campus Enjoy an afternoon of traditional Native dance and drumming. The Wild Horse Singers present Northern-style powwow songs and dances. The Eagle Spirit Dancers presents authentic North American Indian culture through song, dance, and story from the regions of the Northwest, Southwest, and Great Plains tribes of North America. top |
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December
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December 18, 2003. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Posadas at the Autry! Griffith Park Campus Join us for a Mexican posada by singing traditional verses, viewing retablos in the exhibition Glorious Treasures: 100 Years of Collecting by the Southwest Museum, breaking a piñata, and of course, partaking of some warm, tasty champurrado (a special hot chocolate thickened with corn meal) and pan dulce (sweet bread). |
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| December 21, 2003. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Native Basket Weaving Griffith Park Campus Join Dee Dominquez (Gabrielino), second-generation basket weaver, as she demonstrates traditional Native basket weaving. |
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| December 28, 2003. 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. Sounds of Native California Griffith Park Campus The Tongva Dancers celebrate the culture and world of the indiginous people of the Los Angeles Basin through songs and dances, rituals, and ceremony. The Traditional Cahuilla Bird Singers present birdsongs that commemorate the coming of the Cahuilla people to this world. Cahuilla Elder Alvino Siva leads this group. top |
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Shuar feathered headdress from eastern Ecuador, c. 1950. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles; 491.P.3548
