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Classes, Workshops, and Events through April 2010 Some programming requires payment and/or pre-registration. Click on the highlighted program title to bring up the online registration system. Fall/Winter Trail Mix Program Guide (pdf)

February 2010 PGM AUXILIARY LECTURE Wednesday, February 3 • 6:30-8:00pm Join the Auxiliary for their monthly lecture and meeting. Please check the website, www.pueblogrande.com, for updates on this month’s speaker and topics.Cost: FREE ARCHAEOLOGY FOR KIDS #60650 Saturday, February 6 • 9:30am-12:30pm Become a Junior Archaeologist and discover the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pit house. Learn about mapping, recording and other archaeological methods and concepts. Ages 7-12. Cost: $15 BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Wednesday, February 10 • 2:00-2:30pm Wednesday, February 24 • 2:00-2:30pm Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum. This tour is open to walk in visitors with paid admissions. This is an opportunity to learn about the artifacts that are not on display and see how museums care for their collections. This is a first come, first serve tour. PETROGLYPH DISCOVERY HIKE #60648 Saturday, February 13 • 8:00-11:00am An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a 3-mile, 3-hour interpretive hike. Pueblo Grande Museum offers various hikes to South Mountain Park, the Superstition Mountains located in the East Valley, and the White Tank Regional Park in the West Valley. This month’s location: Mormon Trail, South Mountain; Difficulty: Difficult. Cost: $10 PARK OF FOUR WATERS TOUR #60661 Friday, February 26 • 10:00-11:00am The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of these canal systems with an archaeologist. This tour is open to the public and included with paid general admission. OSTRICH EGG WATER CANTEEN WORKSHOP #60911 Saturday, February 27 • 9:00am-3:00pm The Hohokam culture used gourd canteens; other cultures, used items such as ostrich eggs. Historically, ostriches were raised in Arizona beginning about the turn of the century. This workshop, led by instructor Vincent Pinto, fuses a number of skills into one amazing result - a beautiful and functional water container made from the world's largest egg. Each participant will learn about the traditional uses of ostrich eggs and then craft their own water jug to take home. Along the way they will make a shoulder sling for the canteen, crafted of rope of their own making. Mineral paints, buckskin and other natural objects will be used to adorn the egg. Cost: $65

March 2010

PGM AUXILIARY LECTUREM Wednesday, March 3 • 6:30-8:00pm Join the Auxiliary for their monthly meeting. Please check the website, www.pueblogrande.com, for updates on this month’s speaker and topic. Cost: free LANDSCAPE LEGACIES: THE ART & ARCHAEOLOGY Opening Friday, March 5 The interplay of people, weather, and geological processes shape a society's lifeways, leaving enduring marks on the landscape. These relationships are evident in the landscape of Perry Mesa, north of Phoenix, where people have left their marks over the centuries. Landscape Legacies: The Art and Archaeology of Perry Mesa, explores the interaction of the environment and people of Perry Mesa - the cultural landscape - through the photographer's lens, and through the scientific examination of a changing archaeological landscape. This exhibit features the recent research of Arizona State University Doctoral Candidate Hoske Schaafsma on prehistoric agricultural practices on Perry Mesa, north of Phoenix, as well as display a number of large-format photographs of nearby rock art by photographer Pat Gorraiz. General Museum admission and hours apply. ARCHAEOLOGY FOR KIDS #62721 Saturday, March 6 • 9:30-12:30pm Participants ages 7-12 will become a Junior Archaeologist and discover the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pithouse. Learn about mapping, recording and other archaeological methods and concepts. Advance registration is required. Cost: $15 BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Wednesday, March 10 • 2:00-2:30pm Wednesday, March 24 • 2:00-2:30pm Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum. This tour is open to walk in visitors with paid admission. This is an opportunity to learn about the artifacts that are not on display and see how museums care for their collections. This is a first come, first serve tour. ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY DAY Saturday, March 13 • 10:00am-3:00pm Join us for a day of fun! Try your hand at tossing an atlatl (spear), watch demonstrators as they demonstrate pottery making, basket weaving, rock art, flintknapping, and more! Try the frybread and our agave roast, cooked in the traditional way. Arts and crafts activities are available for the kids! Cost: free PETROGLYPH DISCOVERY HIKE #62723 Saturday, March 20 • 7:00-10:00am An experienced Museum guide will lead participants on a 3-mile, 3-hour interpretive hike. The Museum offers hikes to South Mountain Park, the Superstition Mountains, and the White Tank Regional Park. This month’s location: Superstition Mountains - Hieroglyphic Springs Canyon; Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult. Cost: $10 PARK OF FOUR WATERS TOUR #62727 Friday, March 26 • 10:00-11:00am Tour the remnants of historic and modern canals with an archaeologist. Included with admission. STONE ART & TOOLS WORKSHOP #60912 Saturday, March 27 • 9:00am-3:00pm Tour the remnants of historic and modern canals with an archaeologist. Included with admission.

April 2010

ARCHAEOLOGY FOR KIDS #62722 Saturday, April 3 • 9:30am-12:30pm Kids ages 7 - 12 can become Junior Archaeologists and discover the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pit house. Cost: $15 PGM AUXILIARY LECTURE Wednesday, April 7 • 6:30-8:00pm Join the Auxiliary for their monthly meeting. Please check the website, www.pueblogrande.com, for updates on this month’s speaker and topic. Cost: free PETROGLYPH DISCOVERY HIKE #62724 Saturday, April 10 • 7:00-10:00am An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a 3-mile, 3-hour interpretive hike. Pueblo Grande Museum offers various hikes to South Mountain Park, the Superstition Mountains located in the East Valley, and the White Tank Regional Park in the West Valley. Cost: $10 BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Wednesday, April 14 • 2:00-2:30pm Wednesday, April 28 • 2:00-2:30pm Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum. This tour is open to walk in visitors with paid admission. This is an opportunity to learn about the artifacts that are not on display and see how museums care for their collections. This is a first come, first serve tour. PARK OF FOUR WATERS TOUR #62728 Friday, April 30 • 10:00-11:00am Tour the remnants of historic and modern canals with an archaeologist. Included with admission.

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ADDITIONAL REGULAR PROGRAMMING

Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) - Phoenix Chapter Arizona Archaeological Society monthly meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month, September through June. Meetings begin at 7:30pm in the Community Room and admission is free and open to the public. Meetings generally feature a guest speaker on archaeology or a related topic.Visit www.azarchsoc.org for more information on AAS. Return to Calendar of Events Platform Mound Stabilization Help in the preservation of the Pueblo Grande platform mound ruin by participating in an ongoing stabilization program. Call Jim Britton at (480) 827-8070 for more information. Volunteers needed every third Saturday of every month, September through June. Dates are subject to change without notice, please call if you are interested. Training provided.

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