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THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER OF THE CALIFORNIA MISSION STUDIES ASSOCIATION
CONTENTS:
CMSA AND AAFH SYMPOSIUM
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR MISSION SAN MIGUEL
EXHIBIT AT MISSION DOLORES ON THE OHLONE PEOPLE
FIESTA AND LECTURE AT MISSION DOLORES
FIESTA DEL RIO AT IMPERIAL BEACH
INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND TEXAS
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
EDNA KIMBRO, 1948-2005
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CMSA AND AAFH SYMPOSIUM
CMSA and the Academy of American Franciscan History will co-sponsor a
symposium on Steven Hackel‚s new book, "Children of Coyote,
Missionaries of St. Francis" on Saturday, November 19 at 10 AM in the
Library of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. More details to
follow.
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BENEFIT CONCERT FOR MISSION SAN MIGUEL
John Warren of the New World Baroque Orchestra sends us this notice:
"ONE ENCHANTED EVENING ENCORE" AT CHAPEL HILL
The second in the series of annual benefit concerts to aid the in the
reconstruction of earthquake damaged Mission San Miguel Arcángel
will be held again at the beautiful Chapel Hill under a full moon in
Shandon on Saturday, September 17th, beginning with a "getting to know
you" social hour at 6:00 P.M. and the serving of hors d‚oeuvre
appetizers, wine and other beverages prior to the starting of the
program at around 7:00 P.M.
This gala event, reminiscent of the old Chautauqua traveling,
entertaining summer lecture and musical variety shows of the 19th and
early 20th centuries, will again be hosted by Judge and Mrs. William
Clark and will be sponsored by the Clark Family and the New World
Baroque Orchestra, and will feature talented local artists, performing
a wide variety of entertaining musical selections, from classical
offerings to popular show tunes.
Performers will include the gifted vocalists, James Brescia, Kristie
Dart and Margaret Montgomery, as well as other talented musicians and
singers including guitarist Marilyn Blodget, flutist Jeri Knott,
vocalists Susan Bevin and Marjorie Hamon, musicians and singers from
St. Rose Church in Paso Robles and Mission San Miguel as well as
members of the New World Baroque Orchestra and the talented young
recorder students of Nancy Koren-Barsman. A special highlight of the
program will be a delightful rendition of "Poor Wandering One" sung by
Kristie Dart and her two sisters, Katie Bravante and Stephanie Porter
accompanied by the orchestra, from the colorful and well loved light
opera "The Pirates of Penzance" by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Admission is free to all but a free-will offering donation of $5.00 per
person is suggested. Selections from local wineries, other beverages
including fruit drinks and bottled water as well as delectable hor
d‚oeuvre appetizers will be available during the pre-show social hour
for purchase with all proceeds to benefit the Mission reconstruction
program.
The Chapel may be reached by traveling 17 mi. east of Paso Robles on
Hwy. 46, turning left on McMillan Road just before reaching Shandon and
following the signs about 1 π mi. to parking area. Shuttle buses will
be available to take guests up to the Chapel. For more information,
please call (805) 467-2131 or 239-3022, or visit:
www.missionsanmiguel.org <http://www.missionsanmiguel.org>
or www.newworldbaroque.org <http://www.newworldbaroque.org> .
Don‚t miss this colorful musical event! Come and share a charming and
enchanted musical evening under a full moon and the stars at Chapel
Hill with your family and friends and help restore Mission San Miguel
as a spiritual and historical center of our community life now and for
generations to come.
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EXHIBIT AT MISSION DOLORES ON THE OHLONE PEOPLE
The Exhibit, Ohlone Portraits: Our Faces, Our Families, Our Stories,
which ran at the Crissy Field Center in November and December 2004,
will be on loan to Mission Dolores from the Crissy Center (San
Francisco Presidio) from April - October 2005.
Put together by the park in collaboration with members of the Ohlone
community, the exhibit features portraits of Ohlone people of the late
19th and early 20th-centuries made through the enlargement of period
photographs. It aims to represent Ohlone populations from throughout
the Bay Area. Its purpose is to take you beyond myth and legend, and
includes images and commentary of Ohlone descendants who continue to
keep their traditions, stories, and language alive in the Bay Area.
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FIESTA AND LECTURE AT MISSION DOLORES
Andy Galvan writes that the fall lecture at Mission Dolores in San
Francisco, scheduled for Saturday October 8, will coincide with the
Parish Fiesta weekend, so the entire day promises to be lively and
interesting. As always on these days, the Mission will be open in the
morning, and a wide range of living history presenters and other
speakers will be available on site. They will provide a variety of
demonstrations and information on the area, from before the Mission was
founded until the present day.
The lecture is at 2 PM. The speakers will be ethnohistorian and
archaeologist, Randy Milliken, and historian Larry Shoup, both of whom
are very familiar to CMSA members. They will share their research into
the history of the Ramaytush-speaking communities of Ohlone Indians
that once lived on the San Francisco Peninsula. Beginning with the
Yelamus of the Presidio, the Chutchuis of Mission Dolores, and nine
other Ramaytush communities, they will discuss the Alcantara and
Evencio families, descendants of the Ramaytush that lived in the area
into the early 20th century.
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FIESTA DEL RIO AT IMPERIAL BEACH
The second annual Fiesta del Río will take place in Imperial
Beach October 8, 2005. The Fiesta is a celebration of the peoples,
cultures, history, and environment of the San Diego/Northern Baja
region surrounding the Tijuana River Estuary. The Fiesta celebrates the
heritage, pride, and cultures of the two countries, Mexico and the
U.S., to which the estuary belongs. For more information, please
contact Benita Gray: Phone:858-538-3027; FAX:
858-538-4929;email:gray850@aol.com
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INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND TEXAS
October 27th through the 29th, the 2nd International Colloquium on
Northeastern Mexico and Texas will be held in San Antonio at the
downtown campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. The
colloquium is cosponsored by the National Park Service, Instituto
Nacional de Antropología e Historia, the University of Texas at
San Antonio, Our Lady
of the Lake University and the Alamo Area Council of Governments.
The conference will include presentations on historic migration routes
and development patterns focusing particularly on the El Camino Real de
los Tejas and Spanish colonial missions of northeastern Mexico and
Texas. Those interested in conference information should contact Patty
Vendzules at (210) 534-8833 or by email at patty_vendzules@nps.gov.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Michael Hardwick, "Changes in Landscape, The Beginnings of Horticulture
in the California Missions." (Orange, CA: The Paragon Agency
Publishers, 2005) $15.00. The book is available either through Michael
Hardwick, at hardwic2@cox.net or through the publisher at
www.SpecialBooks.com <http://www.SpecialBooks.com> .
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EDNA KIMBRO, 1948-2005
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of art historian,
architectural conservator, and CMSA founding member Edna Kimbro.
After a long battle with cancer, she passed away at home in her
sleep; she will be sorely missed as a friend and colleague.
Contributions in her name may be made to the American Cancer Society,
209 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
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