HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.2 Dublin Heritage Center Events 2005-06 CITY OF DUBLIN
HERITAGE AND.CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE:May 12, 2005
SUBJECT: Dublin Heritage Center Events 2005-2006
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Schedule of Events
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Programs or Provide Alternate Direction
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: In a continued effort to expose the Dublin Heritage Center to the
community, a variety of workshops, exhibits and a winter concert series are planned for 2005-2006.
Three workshops have been planned for next year. Two changes Staff would like to implement is to
switch the workshop days from Sunday to Saturday this coming year and reduce the fee for children 12
and under from-$5 to $3. Attendance at the workshops in the past few years has not been optimal. Staff
feels that Sunday is a more passive day for families, and that changing the workshops to Saturday may
attract more parents and kids. In addition, Staff has received feedback from attendees that,the $5 fee may
be prohibitive for kids, especially for large families. The workshops are therefore planned for Saturdays
from 1:00 —4:00 p.m. in the historic Murray Schoolhouse with a fee of$5 for adults and $3 for children
12 and under.
Two exhibits are planned that will be open to the public during the museum's regular hours, Wednesday
through Sunday from 1:00—4:00 p.m. with free admission.
The Winter Concert Series events will be held on Saturdays in October, November, December, January
and February from 7:00 — 8:00 p.m. in the historic St. Raymond's Church. The cost of admission will
again be$10 for adults and$5 for children.
For the past two years, four workshops and three exhibits have typically been offered at the Murray
Schoolhouse. However, because of the new Exhibit Restoration project, permanent exhibits are going to
be installed in the Murray School during the winter of 2005-2006. Therefore, the number of workshops
and exhibits has been scaled back to accommodate the installation schedule.
A new event is also proposed in March 2006 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Murray
Schoolhouse and the grand opening of the new permanent exhibits.
The proposed schedule of events is Attachment 1.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
receive the report from Staff and approve programs or provide alternate direction.
COPIES TO:
ITEM NO. 8. 2
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DUBLIN HERITAGE CENTER
PROPOSED SCHEUDLE OF EVENTS 2005-2006
EXHIBITS AND WORKSHOPS
August—September 2005 Exhibit-Local Women Artists and Crafters Exhibition
Featuring painters, quilters, seamstresses and other talented women,past
and present.
Little House on the Prairie Workshop -Explore girl's traditional chores.
Make corn husk dolls, button necklaces. Churn fresh butter to eat with corn
bread and Cambric Tea.
December 2005 Holiday Crafts Workshop - Third year this workshop has been offered.
Participants make home style decorations from spices,pinecones, oranges,
and dough. Victorian clad carolers will sing, and cookies and hot cider are
served.
April—May 2006 Exhibit-Ranch Life, Contemporary Photographs Exhibit (details to follow)
Cowboy Workshop -Make a stick horse,poke sack, and design your own
brand. Cowboy poetry, rope tricks and cowboy snacks.
CONCERTS
October 29, 2005 Halloween Concert- Classical Music featuring Phantom of the Opera style
fun. Audience encouraged to dress-up and a prize awarded to the creepiest
costume.
November 12, 2005 All American Musical Review featuring a "Sing-A-Long"
December 3, 2005 Gift of the Magi-Vignette presented by Valley Shakespeare Company
January 2005 Musical soloist or group (details to follow)
February 11, 2006 Gamelan Music and Puppet Theater- The mystical sounds of Bali and
Indonesia.
NEW EVENT 2006
March 2006 150t Anniversary of the Murray School House and
Grand Opening of the Dublin History Museum.
A Celebration to view the new permanent exhibits!
There will be refreshments in the little gallery and the Dublin Old Tyme
Band will play merry gigs gently in the background.
ATTACHMENT 1.
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