OCTOBER
Exhibition
Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast
October 19, 2011 through December 4, 2011
Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast is a delicious look at Native foods – a delightful and sometimes startling compendium of Native American cuisine, the most authentic food around.
This exhibition is filled with historic and contemporary photographs of California Indian peoples gathering, preparing, and enjoying traditional food. Also included are baskets and other artifacts, food specimens, informative text panels, and recipes important to the lives of Native Californians.
There will be tear-off recipe pads featuring ways to enjoy California Indian foods for visitors to take home and copies of Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Cookbook for purchase.
Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast is a traveling exhibition from the California Exhibition Resources Alliance in partnership with the Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House.
NOVEMBER
Spirit Keepers Program
Performance
An Evening of Indian Storytelling and Song
This family-friendly event features Jacque Tahuka-Nunez who is a multi-facetted and engaging talent who enjoys a successful career of sharing stories and songs from her Native culture. She is the recipient of many awards including Outstanding Speaker Award from the University of Southern California and First Place Gold Medal in the National Speech Competition.
Ms. Tahuka-Nunez has sung the National Anthem at Angel Stadium and received the Outstanding Service Award from the Mayor of Los Angeles. Her stories and songs are entertaining, illuminating, and inspiring.
Presenter: Jacque Tahuka-Nunez (Acjachemen descent)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
6:30 pm
University of California, Riverside
Palm Desert Campus
Building B, Auditorium (B-100)
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Free Admission and Parking
Spirit Keepers Program
Discussion & Tasting
A Taste of Native Cuisine
As part of the Salmon, Seaweed and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast exhibition at Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, we present this special program in partnership with the Certified Farmers Market and others who are interested in traditional nutrition.
Chef Paul Woods, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, will discuss and prepare traditional foods on-site, using some of the produce that farmers bring to the market, as well as some of the traditional ingredients used by the Cahuilla people. Come join us for a delicious and nutritious culinary Native experience.
Presenter: Chef Paul Woods of the Spa Resort Casino
Saturday, November 19, 2011
8:30 am – Noon
Adjacent to Camelot Theatres
2300 East Baristo Road
Palm Springs
Free Admission and Parking
DECEMBER
Special Event
Holiday Open House at the Museum
and Exhibition Opening Reception
The 2011 Holiday Open House at the Museum will be held in conjunction with the Exhibition Opening for Visions of the Indian Canyons on December 7.
Holiday Open House at the Museum
We invite you to bring an ornament with a Native American or desert theme to adorn the Museum holiday tree this season and for years to come. Refreshments will be served.
Current Exhibition
Visions of the Indian Canyons
December 7, 2011 through October 21, 2012
Take a photographic journey deep into the majestic beauty of the Indian Canyons of Palm Springs. Learn about historical controversies surrounding Tahquitz, Andreas, Murray, and Palm Canyons.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 South Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs
All are welcome and admission is free.
JANUARY
Living Traditions Program
Andreas Canyon Hike
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of Andreas Canyon
Complementing the Visions of the Indian Canyons exhibition at Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, four hikes in Andreas Canyon will be led by local experts in bird-watching, geology, entomology, and botany. Each hike of approximately two hours focuses on one of these special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
The one-mile Andreas trail loop is an easy hike with minimal elevation gain. Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes. Binoculars are recommended for the bird-watching hike.
The four hikes begin at the Toll Gate entrance to the Indian Canyons at the end of South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which includes entrance to Andreas Canyon. There is no charge for Museum members.
Hike One: Birds of Andreas Canyon
Beginners and advanced bird watchers are welcome to participate in this early morning hiking experience.
Leader: Kurt Leuschner, Ornithologist and Professor of Natural
Resources at College of the Desert
Saturday, January 21, 2012
6:20 am
Participants will meet at the Indian Canyons Toll Gate.
Other hikes in this series will be in February and March.
Spirit Keepers Program
Panel Discussion
Bird Singing: Indian Social Song and Dance
Gerald Clarke, Jr. (Cahuilla Band of Cahuilla Indians) will moderate a panel of honored bird singers and dancers who will explore ideas about the origin, meaning, and future of bird singing and dancing.
This event is presented in conjunction with the Singing the Birds ((Wikitmallem Tahmuwhae): Bird Song & Dance Festival on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Panel Moderator: Gerald Clarke, Jr.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
6:30 pm
Spa Resort Casino Hotel
Cahuilla Room
100 North Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs
Food vendors and Native American artisans will be present.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Palm Springs High School Gymnasium
2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs
Free Admission and Parking • Everyone is welcome!
FEBRUARY
Living Traditions Program
Andreas Canyon Hike
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of Andreas Canyon
Complementing the Visions of the Indian Canyons exhibition at Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, we have scheduled four hikes in Andreas Canyon led by local experts in bird-watching, geology, entomology, and botany.
Each hike of approximately two hours focuses on one of these special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. The one-mile Andreas trail loop is an easy hike with minimal elevation gain. Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes. The hikes begin at the Toll Gate entrance to the Indian Canyons at the end of South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which includes entrance to Andreas Canyon. There is no charge for Museum members.
Hike Two: Geology of Andreas Canyon
Learn about the natural processes that helped form
Andreas Canyon.
Leader: Harry Quinn, Geologist
Saturday, February, 11, 2012
10:00 am
Participants will meet at the Indian Canyons Toll Gate.
The two remaining hike in this series are in March.
Spirit Keepers Program
Lecture
A Perspective of Native and Indigenous Films
Native films have become an internationally recognized genre. They are winning awards at Sundance, the Berlin Film Festival, and numerous other internationally-acclaimed venues. To highlight the 2012 Festival of Native Film & Culture, Elizabeth Weatherford will give an illustrated lecture about the emerging world of indigenous films.
Presenter: Elizabeth Weatherford, Director and Founder,
Film and Video Center, Smithsonian National Museum
of the American Indian
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
7:30 pm
Camelot Theatres
2300 East Baristo Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Free Admission and Parking
Special Event
Festival of Native Film & Culture
Now in its eleventh season, the Festival of Native Film & Culture is one of the nation’s most highly regarded festivals of its kind – featuring the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other indigenous peoples.
The Festival includes feature films, documentaries, and short films. Schedule of screenings and ticket prices are to be announced.
Presenter: Elizabeth Weatherford, Director and Founder,
Film and Video Center, Smithsonian National Museum
of the American Indian
Wednesday, February 29 through Sunday, March 4, 2012
Camelot Theatres
2300 East Baristo Road
Palm Springs
MARCH
Living Traditions Program
Andreas Canyon Hike
Let’s Take a Hike!
– Discovering the Natural Wonders of Andreas Canyon
Complementing the Visions of the Indian Canyons exhibition at Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, four hikes in Andreas Canyon will be led by local experts in bird-watching, geology, entomology, and botany.
Each hike of approximately two hours focuses on one of these special areas of interest and is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. The one-mile Andreas trail loop is an easy hike with minimal elevation gain. Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable hiking shoes. Each hike begins at the Toll Gate entrance to the Indian Canyons at the end of South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
Registration is required and the fee is $25 per hike, which includes entrance to Andreas Canyon. There is no charge for Museum members. Registration is currently full and a wait list has been created for each of the hikes.
Hike Three: Bugs of Andreas Canyon
This hike will identify some of the smallest living creatures inhabiting Andreas Canyon.
Leader: Doug Yanega, Ph.D., Entomologist and Senior Research
Scientist at the Entomology Research Museum at the
University of California, Riverside
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time: 10:00 am
Hike Four: Plants of Andreas Canyon
Learn about plants of Andreas Canyon and how they were used by the Cahuilla people.
Leader: Jennifer Purcell, Botanical Garden Registrar at
The Living Desert
Saturday, March 31, 2012
10:00 am
Participants will meet at the Indian Canyons Toll Gate.
APRIL
Spirit Keepers Program
Lecture
Feather Blanket Conservation Analysis
Ellen Pearlstein, Associate Professor at University of California/Los Angeles (UCLA) in the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in Archaeological and Ethnological Conservation, has analyzed a rare feather blanket from the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum collections. This illustrated lecture offers fascinating insights and surprising conclusions that reflect the coming together of modern science and traditional culture.
Presenter: Ellen Pearlstein, Associate Professor
at University of California / Los Angeles
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
6:30 pm
University of California, Riverside
Palm Desert Campus
Building B, Auditorium (B-100)
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Free Admission and Parking
JULY
Living Traditions Program
Kids Explore! Summer Classes
Create a reed basket, make a Navajo sand painting, play California Indian games…and so much more! In Kids Explore! summer classes, children ages 5 – 12 learn while having fun.
Monday through Thursday, July 16-19, 2012
10:00 am – noon
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Admission Free — Pre-Registration Required
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