“Hi Harry!”  by Martin Wadell     Illustrated by:   Barbara Firth   Read by:  Linda Brown 

A delightful story about the enduring friendships created in the great outdoors.  Visitors from the Living Desert will join us!

DATE:   March 4, 2009 , TIME:   10am, FEE:   Free   AGES:   3-5    

LOCATION:  La Quinta Museum     77-885 Avenida Montezuma      (760) 777-7170

JOIN US AT THE LA QUINTA MUSEUM EVERY MONTH FOR STORY TIME!

Be our guest at the La Quinta Museum to enjoy live entertainment and extended hours every first Friday of the month.

March 6, 2009 we are honored to feature a live performance by “Taiko Center of Los Angeles”.

The Taiko Center of Los Angeles has been entertaining audiences in Southern California for years and will provide excitement for all audiences.

Refreshments and beverages will be served.  This is an event that you will not want to miss!

DATE:  Friday, March 6, 2009  TIME:  4:30-6:30 pm   FEE:  Free   AGES:  All ages

LOCATION:  La Quinta Museum, 77-885 Avenida Montezuma  (760) 777-7170

Please join us for an afternoon with the new Riverside County Archivist Jim Hofer:  Jim will overview documents and items that are available at the new County Archives and will also present helpful overviews for locating long lost items of historical interest, such as land deeds and 19th and 20th century printed documents.  Light Refreshments provided by the La Quinta Historical Society.

Date:  Thrusday February 19th,  Time:  1:30-3:00 pm,  Fee:  free,  Ages:  All ages

Place:  La Quinta Museum, 77-885 Avenida Montezuma

For more information:  760-777-7170

What a great turnout for this event, over 70 people came to the Hwy 111 Brown Bag Series!

The La Quinta Historical Society invites you to attend our February Brown Bag Lunch lecture.  Continuing our look at life in early La Quinta, we’ll take a nostalgic ride down “Highway 111 The Way It Was 1935-1960″.  Our speakers are Joe Rodarte, Jr. & Charles Charles Shibata, descendants of pioneer families who farmed the land along Highway 111.  Bring your brown bag lunch and join us for this unique look into our city’s past.  This event is free & open to the public.

La Quinta Museum, 77-885 Calle Montezuma, La Quinta, CA, 760-564-1283

The La Quinta Historical Society will offer a free presentation on Presidential Pets of Abraham Lincoln & Teddy Roosevelt on Feb. 12 & Feb 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the La Quinta Museum.  respect for the outdoors.

You are invited to experience the history and philosophy of tea in Japan presented in ceremonial dress by members of the Urasenke School of Tea. Guests will be served sweets and individual bowls of ritual tea (matcha).  Come on to the Museum on Thursday, February 5, from 5 pm to 7 pm.  Fee: $15.00. Reservations limited and required (760) 564-1244 ext. 103.  This event is presented in association with LQAF’s “Tantalizing Teapots” exhibition at La Quinta Museum. 

February 13, 2009 - Brown Bag Lunch Series -  “Highway 111 The Way It Was 1935 to 1960″ - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.  Brown Bag Lunch Series are free and open to the public.  Bring your own lunch, drinks are provided.  Program presented by the La Quinta Historical Society.  Come to the La Quinta Museum and enjoy this educational program.