CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Visit the
State's Official Tall Ship - Wednesday, June 30!
Thanks to the wonderful staff and
volunteers at the San Diego Maritime Museum, we are able to offer the
Avalon community and museum supporters a chance to explore the official
tall ship of California during their day-long visit to Avalon.
The Californian is a replica
of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence, which patrolled
the coast of California enforcing federal law during the gold rush. The
Revenue Cutter Service, along with four other federal maritime agencies,
was consolidated into the United States Coast Guard in 1915.
This impressive Topsail Schooner was
designed for speed - it boasts 9 sails, carries 7,000 square feet of
canvas, and is armed with four six-pound deck guns!
Date: Wednesday, June 30th
Time: 12:30 to 4:00 pm
How: Catch a shoreboat from the
end of the Pleasure Pier (be prepared to pay the trip fare)
Questions? Call 310-510-2414 ext. 1#
The Catalina Island Museum is honored
to be a partner with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families,
and more than 750 museums across America to offer free admission to all active
duty military personnel and their families from now through Labor Day 2010.
Blue Star Museums details
Blue Star Museums runs through Labor,
September 6, 2010. The free admission program is available to active duty
military and their immediate family members (military ID holder and 5 immediate
family members), which includes active duty Reserve and active duty National
Guard. To find other participating museums visit
www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. The site
includes a list of participating museums and a map to help with visit planning.
This is the latest Arts Endowment
program to bring quality arts programs to the military, veterans, and their
families. Other NEA programs for the military have included Operation
Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Great American Voices Military Base
Tour, and Shakespeare in American Communities Military Base Tour.
About Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families is a national,
non-partisan, non-profit network of military families from all ranks and
services including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and
empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue
Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military
family life with civilian community and leaders. Membership includes spouses,
kids, parents, service members, veterans and civilians. For more information,
please visit www.BlueStarFam.org.
About the National Endowment for
the Arts
The NEA is a public agency dedicated
to supporting excellence in the arts - both new and established - bringing the
arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in the arts education.
Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal
government, the Arts Endowment is the largest annual national funder of the
arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities,
military bases. For more information, please visit
www.arts.gov.
 
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