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EventsThe Sharlot Hall Museum sponsors several major events each year, including the Folk Arts Fair, Prescott Indian Art Market, the Folk Music Festival, the 'Day of the Dead' (El Dia de los Muertos) celebration, and the Frontier Christmas Open House. In addition, the Museum presents lectures, plays by the Blue Rose Theater, the Annual Western History Symposium, and other special events. Please visit the Folk Music webpage.
Here's a list of remaining events for 2010:
Saturday, July 31, 2010 Victorian Accessories Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn to make your own carpet bags, collar-and-cuffs sets, neck ruffles, muffs, parasols, etc. $30 donation to Museum’s Living History Program. Meet upstairs in the Bashford House. Seating is limited. Call 445-3122 to preregister.
Saturday, July 31, 2010 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, July 31, 2010 Arizona Music All Folked Up, 7:30 p.m. Hans Olson performs in the finale of a series of seven monthly folk-music concerts featuring Arizona folk-music artists at Sharlot Hall Museum’s Blue Rose Theater, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Seating is limited. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets ($12 for Museum members, $14 for non-members, $5 under 18).
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 7th Annual Western History Symposium at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. The public is invited to this free annual gathering of historians, educators and authors that features engaging presentations about the Old West and the Arizona Territory. Call 928-445-3122 for information.
Saturday, August 7, 2010 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Wicked Wednesday, 7 p.m. I Am Tamela, local guitarist/vocalist, performs at Sharlot Hall Museum’s Amphitheater. Hosted by Parker Anderson, official historian for the Elks Opera House. Admission: $3 for Museum members, $5 for non-members, under 18 free. 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets.
Saturday, August 14, 2010 Arizona History Adventure All the News That’s Fit to Print, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s Territorial past by taking a look at how news was received and distributed in the Old West. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Sunday, August 15, 2010 Humanities Lecture Series, 1 p.m. Dr. Robert Kravetz presents “Prescott and the White Plague” at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. $3 Museum members, $5 adult nonmembers, children 17 and below are free. Seating is limited. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets and details. Friday, August 20, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 26, 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 27, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. “Cold Chills and Gold Fever” This original play tells the story of Charlie Genung, his wife and 10 children who settled in Peeples Valley in the 1870s. Written by Jody Drake, the story incorporates both great comedy and drama involving Genung and his wife. Much of the story unfolds through Genung’s great-grandson as he learns of Genung’s travels and adventures while pulling artifacts out of Genung’s old trunk. Blue Rose Theater, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets ($12 for Museum members, $14 for non-members, $5 under 18).
Saturday, August 21, 2010 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 Living History Presentation A Fort and a Town: The Mostly Peaceful Coexistence of Whipple and Prescott, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day. Admission: Donation. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 Meeting of Museum’s Readers of Southwestern Literature Book Club, 10:30 a.m. Discussion of Robert M. Utley’s “Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life.” Admission: $3 for Museum members, $5 for adult nonmembers and free for children under 18. Call 445-3122, ext. 18 to reserve a seat. Seating is limited. Books may be purchased at the Museum store, 445-3122, ext. 24.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, September 4, 2010 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, September 11 Annual Yard & Book Sale Sharlot Hall Museum Annual Yard and Book Sale, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. with furniture, antiques and collectibles, appliances, home décor, house wares, musical instruments, records, DVDs, CDs, books, jewelry, toys, etc. If you have items to donate for the sale, please call 445-3122 for information.
Saturday, September 11 Arizona History Adventure
Saturday, September 18 “How Splendid is our Past,” exhibit opening Opening of “How Splendid is our Past,” a traveling exhibit from the Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail organization. This enlightening and touching exhibit highlights the lives of a number of women who were prominent in
Saturday, September 18 Victorian Accessories Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn to make your own carpet bags, collar-and-cuffs sets, neck ruffles, muffs, parasols, etc. $30 donation to Museum’s Living History Program. Meet upstairs in the Bashford House. Seating is limited. Call 445-3122 to preregister.
Saturday, September 18 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Sunday, September 19 Humanities Lecture Series, 1 p.m. Dr. Sandra Lynch presents “Beasts! Savannah South of the Snow” at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. $3 Museum members, $5 adult nonmembers, children 17 and below are free. Seating is limited. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets and details. Saturday, September 25
Saturday, September 25 Docent-led Tours of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, October 2 - Sunday, October 3 Folk Music Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The charm and exuberance of Arizona folk music pervade the shade-covered grounds of Sharlot Hall Museum on Oct. 2-3 for the Museum’s annual Folk Music Festival, Arizona’s oldest continual folk-music festival. The event features more than 100 of the state’s best folk-music performers delivering a wide range of folk-music styles on four sound stages. The Folk Music Festival is renowned for its impromptu jam sessions featuring musicians from different groups and styles mixing and mingling with visitors. The family-friendly event also features musical acts for the kids. Further enhancing the proceedings are music workshops, an instrument swap meet and the ever-popular band scramble. Admission: $3 for Museum members, $5 for non-members, children under 18 free. More information: 928-445-3122
Saturday, October 9 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Salted, Pickled and Smoked: Preserving Food in the 19th Century, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s Territorial past by demonstrating how food was preserved for the winter months. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Saturday, October 16 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, October 16 Meeting of Museum’s Readers of Southwestern Literature Book Club, 10:30 a.m. Discussion of Edward Abbey’s “The Monkey Wrench Gang.” Admission: $3 for Museum members, $5 for adult nonmembers and free for children under 18. Call 445-3122, ext. 18 to reserve a seat. Seating is limited. Books may be purchased at the Museum store, 445-3122, ext. 24.
Sunday, October 17 Humanities Lecture Series, 1 p.m. Dr. Ricardo Carreras presents “Mexican Traditions of the Day of the Dead: Iconographic Myths, Legends, Essences, and Factuality” at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. $3 Museum members, $5 adult nonmembers, children 17 and below are free. Seating is limited. Call 928-445-3122 for tickets and details.
Saturday, October 23 Victorian Accessories Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn to make your own carpet bags, collar-and-cuffs sets, neck ruffles, muffs, parasols, etc. $30 donation to Museum’s Living History Program. Meet upstairs in the Bashford House. Seating is limited. Call 445-3122 to preregister.
Saturday, October 23 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, October 30 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Sunday, October 31 Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration ( Start time TBD) Festivities start at the Courthouse Plaza before moving to Sharlot Hall Museum for a lively, multifaceted celebration that includes music, dancing and traditional foods. This unique cultural event, which honors friends and relatives who have gone before, traces its roots back to the Aztecs. Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St. in Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for information.
Saturday, November 6 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, November 13 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Slate Pencil and Dip Pen: Education in Central Arizona, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s Territorial past by examining the importance of an education on the frontier. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Saturday, November 20 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, November 20 Living History Presentation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Army Called It Home: Life at Ft. Whipple, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day. Admission: Donation. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Saturday, November 27 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, December 4 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 Frontier Christmas Open House, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Step back in time with the Museum’s Living History interpreters as they revive the spirit of Christmas past. Engaging entertainment around the Museum campus plus seasonal refreshments in front of a roaring fire in the Sharlot Hall Building make this a “must stop” after Prescott’s Courthouse Lighting Ceremony. Admission: $3 for Museum members, $5 for non-members, children under 18 free. For more information call 928-445-3122.
Saturday, December 11 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A Trip to Town: Shopping at the General Store, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s Territorial past by showing what commerce was like in early Arizona before malls and online shopping. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Saturday, December 18 Meeting of Museum’s Readers of Southwestern Literature Book Club, 10:30 a.m. Discussion of Martha Summerhayes’s “Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman.” Admission: $3 for Museum members, $5 for adult nonmembers and free for children under 18. Call 445-3122, ext. 18 to reserve a seat. Seating is limited. Books may be purchased at the Museum store, 445-3122, ext. 24.
Saturday, December 18 Docent-led Tour of Sharlot Hall Museum, 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission; meet at Lawler Exhibit Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for details.
Saturday, January 8, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, February 12, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, February 12, 2011 Opening of Arizona on an Alien Planet exhibition at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. This year-long exhibition shows how the land mass of Arizona has changed over time and what kinds of dinosaurs were stomping around this area millions of years ago. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, February 19, 2011 Living History Presentation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89 in Prescott. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, March 12, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, April 9, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, May 14, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, May 21, 2011 Living History Presentation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89 in Prescott. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, June 4 & Sunday, June 5, 2011, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Folk Arts Fair, Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott This popular heritage festival celebrates traditional arts, crafts, and entertainment of central territorial Arizona. More information: 928-445-3122; www.sharlot.org
Saturday, June 11, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, July 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday, July 10, 2011, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prescott Indian Art Market (PIAM), Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott One of the premier Native American art markets in the southwest, PIAM features both traditional and contemporary works of art, including distinctive jewelry, exquisite ceramics, sculpture, hand-woven baskets and blankets. More information: 928-445-3122; www.sharlot.org
Saturday, July 9, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, August 13, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, August 20, 2011 Living History Presentation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89 in Prescott. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2, 2011, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Folk Music Festival, Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott Sharlot Hall Museum’s annual Folk Music Festival is Arizona’s oldest such gathering, featuring some 100 top-notch folk-music performers delivering a wide range of folk-music styles. More information: 928-445-3122; www.sharlot.org
Saturday, October 8, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Sunday, October 30, 2011, 1 p.m. Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St. in Prescott. Call 928-445-3122 for information. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, November 12, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, November 19, 2011 Living History Presentation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89 in Prescott. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, December 3, 2011, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Frontier Christmas Open House Sharlot Hall Museum’s Living History interpreters revive the spirit of Christmas past at this annual celebration at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. For more information call 928-445-3122. www.sharlot.org
Saturday, December 10, 2011 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott. Step back in time as Living History interpreters bring to life Arizona’s territorial past. Included with Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17. www.sharlot.org
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