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The Hohokam: The Land and the People Pueblo Grande Museum is pleased to announce that our newly remodeled main exhibit gallery is now open! Explore Hohokam agriculture, architecture, and arts. Learn about the Hohokam canal system, which served as the blueprint for today's canal system. The exhibit includes distinctive Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery, along with a variety of tools, and shell and stone jewelry. Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses This exciting outdoor exhibit along the Ruin Trail features full-scale reproductions of Hohokam houses. Visitors can journey back in time while they explore a Hohokam house compound and a cluster of three pit houses complete with artifacts. Dig It! Explore Archaeology a hands-on exhibit that will delight visitors of all ages. You'll explore how archaeologists study clues from ancient and historic sites. Learn how these clues are used in identifying artifacts, such as ancient pottery. Create your own designs using interactive magnetic drawing slates, build your own miniature Hohokam village, and explore a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology. Beneath the Runways: Uncovering the Past at Sky Harbor Airport Two major archaeological Hohokam sites were uncovered at Sky Harbor Airport - Dutch Canal Ruin and Pueblo Salado. The excavations and artifacts from these two communities have brought additional insight regarding the people, canal systems, and agricultural skills that sustained a vibrant lifestyle amidst an adverse desert environment. Pueblo Grande’s new exhibit will share what archaeologists uncovered at this location, now one of the largest airports in the United States. February 22 through October 12, 2008

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SUMMER PROGRAMMING SEASON July 1 through August 31, 2008 Some programming requires payment and/or pre-registration. Click on the highlighted program title to bring up the online registration system.

July 2008

Hohokam Experience Summer Camp This four week summer camp is for children ages 7 to 12.  These programs run Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30am to 12pm.  Various topics on the Hohokam people and Native peoples of the Southwest are discussed.  Pre-registration and payment are required.  Cost: Non-Museum member 2 day - $40, Museum Member 2 day -$35 Baskets, Bags and Bowls #43099 Wednesday and Thursday, July 9-10, 2008 Summer camp participants will learn how the Hohokam made their baskets, bags and bowls. Today we can buy any type of container we need, but in earlier times people had to look to the natural resources available.  Participants will learn how to weave a basket, make a gourd bowl and create a variety of other containers out of natural desert materials.    The Real Indiana Jones #43100 Wednesday and Thursday, July 16-17, 2008 Professional Archaeologist Gina Gage, will share the excitement of archaeology! Learn how the real Indiana Jones works, and become Indie’s sidekick! Sticks and stones, pottery, arrowheads, manos, and metates, you name it, we’ve got it. Learn how to use GPS units to record your archaeological finds. We’ll conduct an archaeological expedition to find and record artifacts. Each participant will make and keep a professional journal of their expeditions. Desert Survival #43101 Wednesday and Thursday, July 23-24, 2008 Join Mr. Albert Abril, retired Phoenix Firefighter and native Arizonan and learn how the Hohokam People survived in the Sonoran Desert.  Participants will learn how to survive in the desert today and the basics of first aid!  Participants in the Desert Survival Workshop will learn techniques for searching out shelters, water, signaling and edible desert plants.  Imagery of the Hohokam #43102 Wednesday and Thursday, July 30- July 31, 2008 Summer camp participants will learn about different symbols and images found throughout Hohokam material culture.  Participants will see what images the Hohokam used on their pottery, rock art and shell jewelry then have a chance to make their own.  Each day will begin with a visit to a different part of the museum and archaeological site, where participants will find their own inspiration and record what images they see in their own journals.  Storytelling This program is for children ages 3 to 6.  Offered on Friday’s for four weeks from 9:30am to 11:30am.  Children will participate in a story telling and activities related to the various topics.  Pre-registration and payment are required. Cost: Non-Museum Member - $10, Museum Member - $5. Let the Birds Have It! #43096 Friday, July 11, 2008 Storyteller Sandy will share stories and songs about the birds that were around when the Hohokam people lived at Pueblo Grande.  Participants will make crafts, join in fun games, eat “bird food” and have a walk around parts of the museum.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. Creepy Crawlers #43097 Friday, July 18, 2008 There were all kinds of bugs around when the Hohokam people lived at Pueblo Grande. Some were so good people may have ate them.  Some were so nasty that people tell bad stories about them to this very day.  Come share the stories, songs, arts, crafts, games and even delicious “buggy food” with Storyteller Sandy. Children must be accompanied by an adult. My Friend the Snake and other Reptiles #43098 Friday, July 25, 2008 What has no arms or legs, but gets around just fine? You guessed right; snakes. Snakes lived at Pueblo Grande when the Hohokam lived there too.  Participants will play snake games, hear snake stories, make snake crafts eat “snake food” with Storyteller Sandy and take some information home to help your family not to be afraid of them anymore!  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

August 2008

Storytelling This program is for children ages 3 to 6.  Offered on Friday’s for four weeks from 9:30am to 11:30am.  Children will participate in a story telling and activities related to the various topics.  Pre-registration and payment are required. Cost: Non-Museum Member - $10, Museum Member - $5.             Let’s go Fishing #43104 Friday, August 1, 2008 You are right if you think there were fish in the river when the Hohokam people lived at Pueblo Grande. There were all kinds of fish; big pike minnow fish, little fish and it was someone’s job to catch them.  So Storyteller Sandy will tell fish stories, and participants will do fish grafts, sing silly fish songs, and even eat “fish” for our snack.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

FALL PROGRAMMING SEASON September 1 through December 31, 2008 Some programming requires payment and/or pre-registration. Click on the highlighted program title to bring up the online registration system.

September 2008 Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Day Saturday, September 6, 2008 Time: 9:00am to 4:45pm Cost: FREE ADMISSION Pueblo Grande Museum is celebrating the relationship between the Hohokam and MesoAmerican people and Hispanic Heritage Month by offering free admission to the museum.  In addition Tonatierra, an Aztec ceremonial dance group will perform.  Joins us for fun, entertainment and tours!

October 2008 Native American Recognition Days Month

Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary Lecture Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm Guest speaker: Mr. Banks Leonard Topic: Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Excavations Please join Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary and Mr. Banks Leonard as he presents his lecture on the Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Excavations.  Beginning in 1989, Soil Systems, Inc., a private archaeological consulting firm based in Phoenix, AZ., conducted a variety of excavation projects covering a large portion of the prehistoric Hohokam village of Pueblo Grande. Most of Soil Systems’s work was conducted on land located outside the Cultural Park. These projects have resulted in the excavation of almost 2,000 burial features, hundreds of structural features, and thousands of pit features at the site. As a result of this work, in combination with previous projects by other researchers over the years, we can now characterize the structure and history of the prehistoric occupation of Pueblo Grande more comprehensively than ever before.   Mr. Leonard has been Project Director since 1996 for Soil Systems, Inc. He received a B.A. in Anthropology with Honors from the University of Arizona in 1981 and an M.A. in Anthropology from UCLA in 1984. This lecture is free and open to the public. Archaeology for Kids #50488 Saturday, October 4, 2008          Time:    9:30am – 12:30pm Cost:    $12 for Non-Members or $10 for members Ages:    7-12 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.  Advance registration is required. Petroglyph Discovery Hike #50491 Saturday, October 11, 2009 Location: Box Canyon at South Mountain Difficulty: Easy Time: 7:00am to 10:00am                                                           Ages: 7 to adult Cost: $5 for Non-Museum Members, free for Museum Members An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a three-mile, three-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. Come join us on our hikes!  Advance registration is required.  Docent (Tour Guide) Training #50525 Mondays and Thursdays, October 13 thru November 6, 2008 Time:    9:00am to 12:00pm Cost:    One time fee of $25.00 for an 8-class course, Museum membership included. Become a Docent (Tour Guide) at Pueblo Grande Museum and share your knowledge with others! Learn about the Hohokam people, archaeology and cultural interpretation. Advance registration is required. 5th Annual Native American Farmers Market Saturday, October 18, 2008 Time: 8:00am-2:00pm Join us for our fifth annual Native American Farmers Market on Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 8am to 2pm.  Shop for produce, visit our pumpkin patch, try your luck at our Watermelon eating contest and seed spitting contest.  Demonstrators will be demonstrating traditional arts and crafts and Frybread will be available for sale.  This event is FREE and open to the public. Backstrap Loom Weaving Workshop #50517 Saturday, October 25, 2008 Instructor: Albert Abril Time: 9am-3:00pm Cost: $25 for non members and $20 for members Ages: 16 to adult Max Limit: 10 participants Pre-registration required. Pueblo Grande Museum invites you to join Albert Abril on Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 9am to 3:00pm, as he teaches you the oldest form of weaving.  Backstrap weaving is the oldest form of weaving with a true loom.  This method of weaving has been used through out the world for centuries and is still in use today in many cultures around the world.  In this workshop you will learn how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom, weaving a narrow strap.  This workshop is for ages 16 to adult.  Spaces are limited and pre-registration is required. Park of Four Waters Tour #50523 Saturday, October 25, 2008 Time: 10:00am to 11:00am Cost: General Admission prices apply. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD.  They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton.  In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the Salt River to their fields.  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.

November 2008 Native American Heritage Month

Archaeology for Kids #50489 Saturday, November 1, 2008       Time:    9:30am – 12:30pm Cost:    $12 for Non-Members or $10 for members Ages:    7-12 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.  Advance registration is required. Desert Survival Workshop #50518 Saturday, November 1, 2008 Time: 10am-1pm Instructor: Albert Abril Cost: $20 for non-members and $15 for members Ages: Family group Maximum Limit: 120 Pre-registration required. Please join the Pueblo Grande Museum in a workshop on Desert Survival on Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 10am to 1pm.  For over 1000 years the Hohokam culture survived and thrived in the Desert Environment without modern technology.  In this introductory workshop you will learn about the various techniques the Hohokam people utilized to survive in the desert and you will learn various techniques that can be applied in today’s culture.  Learn what you should take when you go hiking in the desert and how to use the various items to construct a shelter, attract help, etc.  Also learn how to start a fire by rubbing sticks together.  The instructor, Albert Abril, is a Phoenix native that grew up in the outdoors, camping, hunting & fishing. He is a retired firefighter and former member of a local mountain rescue organization and was witness to many rescues in the Arizona desert. He has been teaching Desert Awareness and life skills of the ancient desert dwellers for over ten years in the desert southwest.  Learn from the best and survive our desert!  This class is open to families.  The cost is $25 for non-members and $20 for members.  Spaces are limited so register today! Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary Lecture Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm Guest speaker: Dr. Peter Welsh Topic: TBA Petroglyph Discovery Hike #50492 Saturday, November 8, 2008 Location: Kiwanis/Ramada Trail at South Mountain Difficulty: Moderate Time: 8:00am to 11:00am                                                           Ages: 7 to adult Cost: $5 for Non-Museum Members, free for Museum Members An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a three-mile, three-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. Come join us on our hikes!  Advance registration is required.  Veterans Day Gourd Dance and Community Potluck Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Time: 11am to 4pm Cost: FREE Admission The public is invited to attend the annual Veterans Day Gourd Dance and Potluck at Pueblo Grande Museum on November 11, 2008 from 11am to 4pm.  Join us to honor the memory of all Veterans who served our nation.  Gourd Dancing starts at 11:30am.  Event is free and open to everyone.  Bring your favorite potluck dish to share.  No advanced registration required. Knotless Netting Workshop #50521 Saturday, November 15, 2008 Instructor: Albert Abril Time: 9am-12:00pm Cost: $25 for non members and $20 for members Ages: 16 to adult Max Limit: 10 participants Pre-registration required. Knotless Netting is an ancient way of making fabric without a loom. It is done by looping into previous loops. A precurser to knitting and crochet, this technique produces a strong textile that you can shape as you create it. This technique was used worldwide by many people and is still used in some places today. Some things that were commonly made were shoes, socks, mittens, and bags amongst other products. Participants will make a small bag in this hands-on workshop.  Pre-registration is required and spaces are limited so register today! Casa Grande Ruins and Petroglyphs Van Trip #51179 Sunday, November 16, 2008 Time: 8am to 5pm Age: 13 to adult Min #: 9 Max Limit: 13 Cost:    $70 for Museum Members, $75 for Non Museum Members Pre-registration required by 11-7-08 Join Pueblo Grande Museum staff Dave Morris and Renee Aguilar for a one day van trip through Hohokam history in Arizona.  We’ll begin our day with an easy hike to a petroglyph site just west of the city of Maricopa in “Cadillac Canyon” with experienced hiker and rock art artist Dave Morris.  Here we will learn about the different images left by the Hohokam and their possible meanings.  After our hike we will stop for lunch in Maricopa before heading over to Coolidge for a personal tour of the Casa Grande ruins.  Created as the nation’s first archaeological reserve in 1892, Casa Grande was declared a National Monument in 1918 and is one of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America. Price of van tour includes transportation, tour fees, water and snacks.  Lunch is on your own. 3rd Annual Navajo Rug Auction Friday, November 21, 2008 Lecture Time: 7pm Saturday, November 22, 2008 Rug Auction Time: 10am preview, 12pm Auction Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting a lecture and rug preview on Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7pm featuring Auctioneers Bruce Burnham, owner of the Burnham Trading Post in Sanders, Arizona and trader Hank Blair.  Over the years as an Indian Trader Mr. Burnham has gained recognition for his dedication to the Navajo people and their art and is often called upon to lecture on Navajo culture and their arts and crafts.  He and his family are organizing the rug auction and have brought in exquisite examples of what will be auctioned off on November 22, 2008 at Pueblo Grande Museums Navajo Rug Auction.  The Navajo Rug Auction will begin at 10am with a preview and bidding will begin at 12 noon.  A portion of the proceeds from the auction will go to benefit the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park Auxiliary.  The auction will be a wonderful event with free museum admission, beautiful rugs and frybread.  Come and enjoy the sites and sounds and have a traditional Native American frybread taco! Park of Four Waters Tour #50524 Saturday, November 29, 2008 Time: 10:00am to 11:00am Cost: General Admission prices apply. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD.  They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton.  In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the Salt River to their fields.  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.

December 2008

Archaeology for Kids #50490 Saturday, December 6, 2008 Time:    9:30am – 12:30pm Cost:    $12 for Non-Members or $10 for members Ages:    7-12 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.  Advance registration is required. Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary Lecture Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm Guest speaker: TBA Topic: TBA 32nd Annual Pueblo Grande Indian Market Saturday, December 13, 2008 and Sunday, December 14, 2008 Location: South Mountain Park Time: 9:30am to 5pm on Saturday and 9:30am to 4pm on Sunday Cost: $8, children 12 and under FREE Please join Pueblo Grande Museum and the Auxiliary as we hold the 32nd Annual Indian Market at South Mountain Park on Saturday and Sunday, December 13 and 14, 2008.  The Indian Market features over 300 top Native American artists featuring items such as paintings, sculptures, jewelry, baskets and much more.  There will be music and dance performances scheduled throughout the event, artist demonstrations, and a children’s craft area.  Also, enjoy traditional Native American Foods.  Admission is $8 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Petroglyph Discovery Hike #50496 Saturday, December 20, 2008 Location: Mormon Trail at South Mountain Difficulty: Difficult Time: 8:00am to 11:00am                                                           Ages: 7 to adult Cost: $5 for Non-Museum Members, free for Museum Members An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a three-mile, three-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. Come join us on our hikes!  Advance registration is required.  Park of Four Waters Tour #50531 Saturday, December 27, 2008 Time: 10:00am to 11:00am Cost: General Admission prices apply. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD.  They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton.  In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals in order to direct water from the Salt River to their fields.  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.

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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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