Calendar of Events
 In addition to our exhibitions, the Schulz Museum provides a wide variety of programs and presentations throughout the year, giving our visitors opportunities to: meet professional cartoonists; view some of Schulz's favorite movies in our 100-seat theatre; make hands-on crafts and learn about different cartooning techniques; and attend Members-Only parties. Our Special Group Programs provide visitors with even more hands-on opportunities, including Home School Days, Girl Scout Days, and special guest presentations and lectures.
And new to the Schulz Museum in Fall 2009, we are offering a Master Class Series for Adults who want to learn cartooning techniques from some of the best in the field!
Each visit to the Schulz Museum is a unique experience!
March 2010 |
 SATURDAY, MARCH 13 ● 1–3pm
Second Saturday Cartoonist
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This month meet, watch, and talk to cartoonist Amy Martin. Martin has self-published eleven comic books since 2004 including the semi-autobiographical Nanny Girl.
[image © Amy Martin, detail]
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SATURDAYS, FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 27 ● 10am–1:30pm
 Advanced LEGO–Animation Workshop for Kids
Spend five Saturdays learning to edit and add sound, dialog, and back drops to make a professional-looking short movie with LEGOs. Recommended for children in grades 4 and above.
Cost: $125 for members; $156 for non-members.
Advance reservations required.
Call (707) 284-1263 for reservations and more information. |
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 SUNDAY, MARCH 21 ● 10am–12noon
Sunday at the Museum
Read your comics at the Schulz Museum this Sunday along with free hot chocolate, games, and hands-on activities for the whole family.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 23 ● 9:30am–12noon
 Home School Day: Take a Hike
Enjoy a morning of Beagle Scouting with a variety of hands-on nature and science activities, including making a compass and map and experiencing some basic orienteering.
Cost: $5 per child. For an additional $5 per person, add ice skating to your day from 12–2pm at Snoopy’s Home Ice.
Advance reservations required: (707) 284-1263. |
 MONDAY, MARCH 22 ● 10am–12noon
Monthly Museum Mondays
Join us for Museum Mondays on the fourth Monday of every month this spring and summer for story time, movement games, and arts & crafts especially designed for little ones ages 1–5.
Cost: $5 for children; adults are free before 11am.
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 SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2–4pm
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics
Meet stand-up economist Yoram Bauman. With a PhD in economics, Bauman makes the economy understandable and even funny for everyone. Since 2006 Bauman has been the environmental economist for the University of Washington in Seattle. He also teaches part-time at an area high school and a graduate institute, as well as private consulting on the economics of climate change. Bauman will speak and then sign his new book, The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume 1.
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 SUNDAY, MARCH 28 ● 2pm
May I Have this Dance?
The Felix String Quartet performs the String Quartet No. 8 by Antonin Dvorak. The Felix String Quartet is comprised of Sonoma County locals Diane Peterson (reporter for the Press Democrat), John Thompson (website developer), Steve Osborn (medical writer), and Michael Fecskes (music student at Sonoma State University).
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 MONDAY, MARCH 29 TO FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Spring Break Classes for Kids
Children are welcome for a week full of cartooning and art classes during spring break! Visit our Workshops page for updated information, or call (707) 284-1263.
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April 2010 |
 FRIDAY, APRIL 2 ● 7pm
First Friday Film Series
Join us on the first Friday of each month for one of Charles Schulz’s favorite films. This month watch Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in the 1976 Oscar-winning All the President’s Men about the Watergate scandal.
Sponsored by Craig Schulz.
Cost: Free for members; $3 for all others.
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 SATURDAY, APRIL 3 ● all day
KIDS' FREE DAY: Celebrate Spring!
Kids get in FREE all day for hands-on art activities in celebration of spring.
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 SATURDAY, APRIL 10 ● 1–3pm
Second Saturday Cartoonist
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This month meet, watch, and talk to cartoonist, journalist and lawyer Phil Witte. Witte’s cartoons often have an editorial slant and have appeared in national newspapers and magazines, including The San Francisco Chronicle.
[image "Sartre: The Early Years" © Phil Witte]
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 SATURDAY, APRIL 17 ● 10–11:30am
Master Class for Adults:
Cartooning is Serious Business
Harvey and Glyph Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight explores the business side of indie cartooning, including self-publishing, syndication vs. self-syndication, being a web cartoonist, and more. Knight’s comics, which include the Knight Life, K Chronicles, and (Th)ink, are read world-wide and have been collected in eight books.
Call (707) 284-1263 for reservations and fee information. |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 17 ● 1–3pm
Guest Cartoonist
The always-entertaining Keith Knight will sign books and talk with visitors. Knight won the 2007 Harvey Award and the 2006, 2007 & 2008 Glyph Awards for Best Comic Strip. His three comics—the Knight Life, K Chronicles and (th)ink—have been collected in eight books. |
APRIL 24 THROUGH AUGUST 23, 2010
NEW EXHIBIT |
The Language of Lines: Imaginary Places in the Comics
 From the richly detailed flora and fauna of Pogo’s Okefenokee
Swamp to the minimalist surroundings of Peanuts, cartoonists
have created unique environments in which
their characters live, work, and play. Among
the most memorable comic strip locales are Li’l Abner’s Dogpatch, Krazy Kat’s Coconino
County, and Beetle Bailey’s Camp Swampy.
This is the final exhibition in the Language
of Lines trilogy, co-curated by cartoon
historian Brian Walker.
>> CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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SUNDAY, APRIL 25 ● 10–11:30am
Master Class for Adults:
Humor Writing for Comics
Join cartoonist and cartoon historian Brian Walker to explore the art of writing for comics. Since 1984 Walker has written for Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey, in addition to his own books about cartooning and comic art.
Call (707) 284-1263 for reservations and fee information. |
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MONDAY, APRIL 26 ● 10am–12noon
Monthly Museum Mondays
Join us for Museum Mondays on the fourth Monday of every month this spring and summer for story time, movement games, and arts & crafts especially designed for little ones ages 1–5.
Cost: $5 for children; adults are free before 11am. |
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May 2010 |
SUNDAY, MAY 2 and TUESDAY, MAY 4 ● 9:30am–3:30pm
Elderhostel/Exploritas Day of Discovery:
From Shakespeare to Schulz
 Learn about the lives and works of two great artists, and see up-close how one inspired the other. Hear from Shakespeare scholar Michael Jensen about Shakespeare’s life and influence on popular culture. Charles Schulz’s son, Monte Schulz, will speak about his father’s love of literature and his own work, including his latest novel, This Side of Jordan. Also go behind the scenes of the Schulz Museum’s collections and Research Center to see several original Peanuts strips inspired by Shakespeare.
Call (800) 454-5768 for reservations and fee information. |
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FRIDAY, MAY 7 ● 7pm
First Friday Film Series
Join us on the first Friday of each month for one of Charles Schulz’s favorite films. This month watch the classic Marx Brothers’ comedy, Duck Soup (1933), on the big screen—complete with popcorn and candy!
Sponsored by Craig Schulz.
Cost: Free for members; $3 for all others. |
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 SATURDAY, MAY 8 ● 12noon–4:30pm
Boy Scouts Day
Boy Scouts will enjoy an afternoon of hands-on activities at the Schulz Museum and ice skating at Snoopy’s Home Ice in support of their art and skating merit badges.
Cost: $10 per scout; $5 for adults who want to ice skate.
Call (707) 284-1263 for reservations and fee information. |
 SATURDAY, MAY 8 ● 1–3pm
Second Saturday Cartoonist
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This month meet, watch and talk to cartoonist and animator Mike Gray. Gray’s cartoons have aired on Nickelodeon’s Random Cartoons and his comic strip, Clumsy Love, appears online.
["Thom Cat " © Mike Gray]
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SATURDAY, MAY 15
Major Donors’ Reception
In appreciation of their contributions, Major Donors to the Museum are invited for an intimate evening with Michael Johnson and Ricky Nierva from Pixar Animation Studios. |
 SUNDAY, MAY 16 ● 4pm
FREE Vince Guaraldi Concert
The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West’s jazz ensemble, The Commanders, will perform Vince Guaraldi’s music live in the ball field next to the Schulz Museum. |
MAY 19 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
 NEW EXHIBIT | Youth Culture
Explore how Peanuts reflected five decades of contemporary youth culture, from coon skin caps and 3–D glasses to cool jazz, surfing, and even Harry Potter books. Schulz also kept up with “happening” celebrity personalities and found a way to include everyone from Dr. Spock to Michael Jackson in his strip. Relive the decades of Peanuts in this exhibition of 70 original strips.
>> CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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MONDAY, MAY 24 ● 10am–12noon
Museum Mondays for Little Ones
Join us for Museum Mondays on the fourth Monday of every month this spring and summer for stories, movement games, and arts & crafts especially designed for little ones ages 1–5.
Cost: $5 for children; up to 2 adults are free before 11am. |
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June 2010 |
MONDAY, JUNE 7
Summer Classes for Kids Begins!
The Schulz Museum offers half-day and week-long classes for kids in cartooning, animation, art and science. Visit our Workshops page for upcoming information.
For a complete schedule, call (707) 284-1263. |
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 SATURDAY, JUNE 12 ● 1–3pm
Second Saturday Cartoonist
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This month meet, watch, and talk to freelance illustrator Karen Luk. Luk publishes her own comics and her work has been shown at galleries throughout the Bay Area, including the Cartoon Art Museum and San Jose Art Museum.
["Ink in the Water" © Karen Luk]
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 SATURDAY, JUNE 12 ● 5–8pm
FREE Summer Sampler
Enjoy FREE admission to the Schulz Museum and sample our
summer class activities, including live storytelling performances and hands-on cartoon workshops by Joe Wos and a free Italian soda at the Warm Puppy Café!
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 JUNE 16 THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 2010
NEW EXHIBIT | From Highland Park Caddy
to
Pebble Beach Celebrity:
Schulz and the
Game of Golf
Sports were important to Charles Schulz, and golf was one of his favorite games. This exhibition features photographs and memorabilia of Schulz’s game and also looks at how he portrayed golf in Peanuts, as Snoopy assumed the role of “World Famous Golf Pro.”
>> CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19 ● 1–3pm
Guest Author
Nancy Goldstein will talk about her biography of Jackie Ormes, the first African-American cartoonist, and will sign copies of her book following her presentation. In the United States at midcentury—a time of few opportunities for women in general and even fewer for African American women—Jackie Ormes (1911-85) blazed a trail as a popular cartoonist with the major black newspapers of the day. Nancy Goldstein's biography chronicles the life of this multiply talented, fascinating woman.
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MONDAY, JUNE 28 ● 10am–12noon
Museum Mondays for Little Ones
Join us for Museum Mondays on the fourth Monday of every month this spring and summer for stories, movement games, and arts & crafts especially designed for little ones ages 1–5.
Cost: $5 for children; up to 2 adults are free before 11am. |
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July 2010 |
FRIDAY, JULY 2 ● 5–7pm
Exclusive “Peanuts Collector Club” Shopping Event
Exclusive shopping event for Peanuts Collector Club members attending the 2010 Beaglefest. For more information contact Chris Carveth at beaglefest@hotmail.com. |
 SATURDAY, JULY 10 ● 1–3pm
Second Saturday Cartoonist
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This month meet, watch, and talk to Matt Whitlock, who currently draws cartoons for The Fairly Odd Parents TV show, which airs daily on Nickelodeon. Whitlock has also drawn for Disney’s Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Tarzan and has written and illustrated several of his own children’s books.
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 SATURDAY, JULY 17 ● 1–3pm
Live Book Reading and Illustration
Steven and Carmela D’Amico, illustrator and author of the Ella the Elephant children’s books, will demonstrate and share their work with visitors.
[© Steven and Carmela D'Amico]
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MONDAY, JULY 26 ● 10am–12noon
Museum Mondays for Little Ones
Join us for Museum Mondays on the fourth Monday of every month this spring and summer for stories, movement games, and arts & crafts especially designed for little ones ages 1–5.
Cost: $5 for children; up to 2 adults are free before 11am. |
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August 2010 |
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 ● 5–8pm
Eighth Anniversary Celebration
Enjoy FREE admission to the Schulz Muuseum all evening as we celebrate our Eighth Anniversary. Enjoy free ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery of Sonoma County at 5:30pm (while supplies last).
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 SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 ● 1–3pm
Second Saturday Cartoonist
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This month meet, watch and talk to Rina Ayuyang, cartoonist and creator of Namby Pamby, a mini-comic series that explores the humorous side of life’s ordinary moments. Ayuyang’s latest book, Whirlwind Wonderland, was recently published.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 23 ● 10am–12noon
Museum Mondays for Little Ones
Join us for Museum Mondays on the fourth Monday of every month this spring and summer for stories, movement games, and arts & crafts especially designed for little ones ages 1–5.
Cost: $5 for children; up to 2 adults are free before 11am. |
 AUGUST 28, 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 23, 2011
NEW EXHIBIT | Peanuts. . .Naturally
How many suns? Is the Earth flat? Charles Schulz touched on many aspects of
the natural world during the nearly fifty years he created Peanuts. Some of the characters’ cockamamie understandings of the world around them afforded Schulz many opportunities to introduce his readers to fun facts about the natural world. Explore the natural world in Peanuts strips, posters, and activity centers.
>> CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 ● 6–8pm
Members–Only Reception
Museum members are welcome to attend a reception to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, Peanuts…Naturally. |
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