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Heard Museum -- January Calendar
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Heard Museum - Phoenix
The Heard Museum features 11 exhibit galleries, the original Heard Museum Shop, the Berlin Gallery of the Heard Museum Shop featuring outstanding fine art, lush outdoor courtyards and walkways, multiple gardens, and the Café at the Heard. Stop in for a fast snack or drink at the Coffee Cantina or browse our selection at Books & More. Enjoy daily public guided tours at Noon, 2:00 P.M., and 3:00 P.M.
Exhibits at Heard Museum Phoenix:
- Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Artistry (through September 3, 2012)
- Navajo Textiles: 100+ Years of Weaving (through January 8, 2012)
- Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed: Recent Acquisitions from the Heard Museum Collection (through February 12, 2012)
- More Than Child’s Play: American Indian Dolls (through March 4, 2012)
- The Art of Ceremony: American Indian Painting of the 20th Century (through March 16, 2012)
- Retha Walden Gambaro: Attitudes of Prayer (through May 13, 2012)
- HOME: Native People in the Southwest (ongoing)
- Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection (ongoing)
- History & Collections of the Heard Museum (ongoing)
- Every Picture Tells a Story (ongoing)
- Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience (ongoing)
- We Are! Arizona’s First People (ongoing)
Events at Heard Museum Phoenix:
All programs included with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
- Holidays at the Heard
Sunday, January 1 and Monday, January 2, 2012
Times vary
Bring family and friends to the Heard Museum for our holiday festival! Enjoy thrilling and heartfelt cultural performances, see artists at work, and take in our award-winning Shop and Books & More. Also, tempt your taste buds with special Café offerings. Free with museum admission.
- Navajo Textiles: 100+ Years of Weaving Closes
Sunday, January 8, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
This is your final chance to see how Navajo weaving has changed over the past century, retaining its beauty, quality, and vitality while allowing freedom for innovation. View some of the best examples of this living art form from the late 19th century to the present drawn from the Heard Museum’s collection and other important loaned collections.
- Heard Guild Presents … Dr. Deni J. Seymour
Tuesday, January 10, 1:30 P.M.
Encanto Room
Deni J. Seymour, an archaeologist with Dos Locos Consultores, LLC, will discuss “Geronimo’s Wickiup: Archaeological Perspectives on the Cañon de los Embudos Surrender Site.” This program is free and open to the public.
- Native Peoples of the Southwest Short Course Begins
Thursday, January 12, 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
This popular four-session course provides an opportunity to learn about the history, art, and cultures of the Southwest and the first peoples of the region. The course is taught by Heard Museum Education Director Gina Laczko. Sessions are held on Thursdays from 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., from January 12 to February 2, 2012, at Heard Museum Phoenix. The fourth session includes a tour of the Heard’s internationally renowned collection. Cost: $60 for Heard Museum members, $70 for non-members. For more information or to enroll, call Elinor Rothberg at (602) 224-9674.
- Guild Meeting
Wednesday, January 18, 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Steele Auditorium
Speaker: Manuelito Wheeler, director of the Navajo Nation Museum, will speak about the topic “25 Years of Change on the ’Rez.” Free and open to the public.
- Valley Readers Theatre Group Performance
Wednesday, January 18, 1:00 P.M.
Encanto Room
Readers Theatre is theatre of the imagination, an amalgamation of storytelling and radio theatre. Enjoy as professional actors retell tales of old Arizona in the first of a series of reading commemorating the Arizona Centennial. Free and open to the public.
- Opening of Facing the Sunland: Works by America Meredith + Sally Ann Paschall + Kay WalkingStick
Friday, January 20, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Berlin Gallery at the Heard Museum Shop
Experience and bring home works by three talented Cherokee visual artists during the opening reception for the Berlin Gallery’s new show, which runs through February 13. Free and open to the public.
- Indigenous Visions
Saturday, January 21, 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Heard Museum Shop
See and speak with Native artists, enjoy wonderful music by Canyon Records performers in the Central Courtyard, and stop for lunch at the Courtyard Café. Admission is free and open to the public.
- Apache Celebration -- Dinner and Performance by Dishchii’bikoh Apache Group
Saturday, January 21, 5:30 to 8:00 P.M.
Steele Auditorium
In anticipation of the upcoming exhibit Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience, join us for a special treat: an Apache-inspired meal, followed by a cultural Apache dance. Apache dancers will perform the Crown Dance and the Woman Warrior Dance, accompanied by drummers and singers. A cash bar will open at 5:30, and dinner is served at 6:00 P.M. A brief introduction of the dancers will precede the performance at 7:00 P.M. Cost: $100 for Heard Museum members, $125 for non-members. To purchase tickets, visit www.heard.org/events.
- Heard Museum Guild Library Book Sale & Treasure Market
January 27 to 29, 2012; Noon to 5:00 P.M. Friday (members only); 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Saturday; 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Sunday
Choose from more than 30,000 titles ranging from rare books to paperbacks, historic tomes to cookbooks. In addition to fabulous book bargains, a selection of unique art and collectibles can be found, including American Indian and vintage jewelry, katsina dolls, prints, pottery and ceramic vessels. Members shop first on Friday, and everyone can bid Friday and Saturday on special silent-auction items. Proceeds benefit the Billie Jane Baguley Heard Museum Library and Archives. Free admission (museum admission additional).
Heard Museum • Phoenix
2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
Hours:
- 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday
- 11:00 A.M. to 5 p.m. Sunda
- Every day except December 25
Cost:
- $15 adults
- $13.50 for seniors (65+)
- $7.50 for students with a valid student ID
- $7.50 for children (6-12).
- Children under 6, Heard Museum members, and American Indians receive free admission.
For more Information, call (602) 252-8848 or visit heard.org.
Heard Museum North Scottsdale
Heard Museum North Scottsdale at the Summit at Scottsdale features two exhibit galleries, an interpretive garden with sculpture, a Heard Museum Shop, and the Café at Heard Museum North Scottsdale.
Exhibits at Heard Museum North Scottsdale:
- All That Glitters: American Indian Gold Jewelry (through August 5, 2012)
- Choices and Change: American Indian Artists in the Southwest (ongoing)
Events at Heard Museum North Scottsdale:
All events included with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
- Artist Demonstration -- Jennifer Ben
Sunday, January 15, 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
See talented bead artist Jennifer Ben (Navajo) create dazzling jewelry.
- Book Discussion -- Blood and Thunder
Monday, January 30, 1:00 P.M.
Join in a discussion of the book Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides, which tells the history of the fight for Navajo lands. This event is in partnership with Appaloosa Library.
Heard Museum • North Scottsdale
32633 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Hours:
- 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday
- 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.Sunday
- Every day except December 25
Cost:
- $5 adults
- $4 for seniors (65+)
- $2 for students with a valid student ID
- Children under 6, Heard Museum members, and American Indians receive free admission.
For more information, call (480) 488-9817 or visit www.heard.org/north.
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