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Arts & Culture
For History Buffs Only...
Take a
Trip to Your Local Museum Today | Fisherman
Sculpture
Tell-a-Celebration Highlights 20 Years of Stories
Teen Week Every Week at the Library |
Surfs Up with Wireless Internet
Take a Trip to Your Local Museum Today
When we think about learning, we think about
museums.
Americans believe museums are one of the most important resources
for educating children and one of the most trustworthy sources of objective
information, according to surveys conducted by the American Association of
Museums (AAM).More interesting
facts from AAM:
Museums spend more than $1 billion to provide some
18 million instructional hours for educational programs. There are 2.3
million museum visits per day (not all in Monterey), adding up to 865
million visits per year. |
COLTON HALL in 1880
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So
take the time to visit your local museums today and find a wealth of
info. Watch for special activities offered by local museums during May,
National Museum Month, and plan a visit to that museum you’ve been
intending to see.
Visit Colton Hall, on Pacific Street between Jefferson and Madison
streets, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where exhibits highlight the 1849
Constitutional Convention. The Old Monterey Jail, open during the same
hours, is located behind Colton Hall. Both are open free to the public.
Or experience the Lower Presidio Historic Park, which is open to
the public off Corporal Ewing Road. Tour outdoor monuments to the
region’s early history and make sure to stop at the Presidio of Monterey
Museum (open Thursday through Monday), featuring military heritage
displays.
Visit
www.monterey.org/museum for more details or call 646.5648. |
 Fisherman now stands near Fisherman’s
Wharf as a lasting reminder of the unique contributions and culture that
formed our community.
The statue by Jesse Corsut honors those who made a living from the
sea and their families. The piece was dedicated in November 2005.
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Arts & Culture
 Tell-a-Celebration Highlights 20
Years of Stories
Stories for Adults turns 20 this year, and to
mark the occasion, the Monterey Public Library is bringing back some of
America’s best-loved storytellers. Look for upcoming events with
storyteller, author, songwriter and commentator Bill Harley and true-life
teller Donald Davis.
The series will conclude on June 17 with the “Tell-a-Celebration,”
a full day of storytelling workshops and performances, including a family
story hour, under a “big top” in the Library’s
parking lot.
Celebrating stories is just one way the City promotes an
appreciation for language, literature and preserving community memories. The
Tell-a-Celebration will be presented through
a grant from the Community Foundation for Monterey County, with additional
funding from the Monterey Public Library Trust, the Friends of the Monterey
Public Library and individual donors.
For more event details or to contribute, call 646.3949 or visit
www.monterey.org/library
AT THE
LIBRARY...
Teen Week Every Week at the
Library
Teens just wanna have fun at the
Monterey Public Library.
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Xtreme Readers, a book
group for middle schoolers, meets at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday of each
month.
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Teens hone their writing
skills under the tutelage of group leader and high school senior Sophie
Chen the second Thursday of each month. The program is for serious
writers, grades 8-12, who want to practice their writing with guidance,
encouragement and feedback from a peer leader.
Get connected by
visiting www.monterey.org/library
or call Librarian Debbie Reagan at 646.5660.
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Wireless Internet
Get wired – it’s fast and free.
High speed, wireless Internet is accessible at your Library. Bring your
laptop, with wireless capabilities, and log on today.
To learn more, go online and review
www.monterey.org/library/wireless.html or contact the Library Reference
Desk at 646.3933.
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