The free family fun includes hands-on activities for kids of all ages!

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 1–4 p.m.
CULTURE CRAFT SATURDAY and Public Opening Celebrations for The Pottery Project

• Check out the brand new exhibit, The Pottery Project, and visit with museum curators. The exhibition includes a fully interactive, multi-media Virtual Vault; video interviews with archaeologists and Native potters, and hands-on experiences.
• Tour the museum’s state-of-the-art conservation laboratory and speak with conservators.
• Watch potter Annie Manuel from the Tohono O’odham Nation demonstrate and teach her art. (We are sorry but Marilyn Ray from Acoma Pueblo had to cancel and will not be with us at this program.)
• Make your own clay piece to take home under the direction of Annie Manuel .
• Create a pottery puzzle from designs featured in our pottery collection.
• Construct a paper pot that holds rain imagery and symbols.
• Challenge yourself in a game of “pottery concentration.” Shape and mold your thoughts about pottery in a creative writing activity with literacy specialist Marge Pellegrino.

Teachers can earn 3 hours of professional development hours. No need to pre-register: simply sign in upon arrival and receive your resource packet.

More about The Pottery Project exhibition

Thanks to Target and the Institute for Museum and Library Services for their support of the Culture Craft Saturday programs.

Saturday, June 21, 2008, 4:30–9:30 p.m.
MARKING THE SOLSTICE: A Multicultural Celebration!
Enjoy a multitude of hands-on activities, songs, stories, dances and demonstrations relating to the summer solstice from a wide variety of cultures. Learn about seasonal cultural traditions, astronomy, weather patterns, natural energy, harvesting, plants and animals of the region, and so much more. Enjoy great multicultural foods. And as the sky gets dark, set your eyes on the stars and watch a magical performance of fire and acrobatics by Flam Chen. Come join us for a full evening of FREE family fun.