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I WANTED TO BE A MARINE by Marion “Doc” Cole

Len Wiersma could run faster and jump higher and farther than most other children who, in the excitement of youthful life, loved to compete, to race, to have fun. Ever since he was ten, Len wanted to be a Marine. And he would become an exceptional one. Born in November 1946 in Hayward, CA –…

A Room of Their Own: Women Artists of the Sierra

Women artists took the lead in this exhibition at Confidence Firehouse Gallery. The exhibition featured artworks by over ten local artists working in a diverse array of mediums. Photographs, watercolor paintings, mixed media works, ceramics, block prints and plant-based sculpture were all counted among the works on display. . A Room of Their Own was…

Marking Their Trail: Basque Arborglyphs in the Sierra Nevada

July 22, to September 19, 2021. In the early 20th century, Basque sheepherders carved distinctive figures into aspen trees. This exhibition featured a collection of rubbings taken from these arborglyphs. Aspen groves make for the unlikeliest galleries. High in the remote meadows of the Sierra Nevada range there are works of art secreted away…

6-4-21

Now that it is becoming safe to come out of your cabin and experience the world again, we are bidding farewell to Culture Cabin. We thank you for staying home, and we hope you enjoyed these weekly e-mails of things to see, hear, and do while keeping yourself and others safe. . Watch Hairspray (1988) In 1962…

5-28-21

Watch Great Expectations (1946) The classic story of Pip the British orphan. Based on the great Charles Dickens novel. Click here to see more. . Go on a walking tour of Times Square at night in New York City This video features a nighttime walk around Time Square – the most popular and busiest attraction in New York City. Click here to see…

5-22-21

Explore Madaba, Jordan The One Place, Many Stories program in Madaba aims to foster greater appreciation and protection of Jordan’s cultural heritage by showcasing the connection between members of the community and their local heritage. You can tour their site online now! Click here to see more. . Watch Green Gold Part of the Touch the Past series produced…

5-14-21

Watch Uncle Vanya Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece with his acclaimed adaptation of Uncle Vanya, a drama portraying life at the turn of the 20th century filled with tumultuous frustration, dark humor and hidden passions.Click here to see more. . Explore Bears Ears National Monument Designated as National Monument in 2016, Bears Ears…

5-7-2021

Watch Episode 7 of PBS’s Bluegrass Underground Taped deep within the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee’s majestic Cumberland Mountains, this “musical adventure” series features both long-established and emerging artists within a broad spectrum of genres to include roots-rock, jamband, r&b, soul, folk, Americana and bluegrass. Click here to see more. . Explore Hopi Petroglyph Sites Tutuveni…

4-30-21

Explore the Lowry Pueblo National Historic Landmark The Lowry Pueblo National Historic Landmark is located within Canyons of Ancients National Monument in the four corners region of the American Southwest. The landmark is a Puebloan “Great House” that contains thirty-seven rooms, eight kivas, and one Great Kiva. Archaeologists have dated the construction and occupation of…

Birds of a Feather: Native California Indian Art

Birds of a Feather featured the works of local Native California Indian artists Jeremy Peconom, Meyo Marrufo, Kai LaPena, and Jaime Lanouette. Brought to you in partnership with concept: art + movement, a project of Arts and Culture El Dorado’s Arts Incubator program, Birds of a Feather offered a glimpse into the practice of Traditional…