• Sacramento Archeological Society Calendar of Events for 2009
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• January 2009

January 10, 2009, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. -  “Secrets of Stone Medicine”, Rick Adams at Maidu Interpretive Center
January 12, 2009, Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Board Meeting at April Farnham’s home
January 24, 2009, Saturday, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – “Bronze Age site of Mycenae in Greece” presentation by Samantha Emmanuel and Kalie Sacco, 2008 Scholarship Winners at Johansen’s home

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• February 2009

February 9, 2009, Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Board Meeting, at Peake’s home

• February 20-22, 2009 – The Art and Science of Flint-knapping atCalifornia Desert Studies Center
• February 21-22, 2009 –Marin Convention Center Indian Art Show
• February 22-28, 2009 – Maya Meetings in Austin, TX
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• March 2009
• March 7, 2009, Saturday – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – “Rocks of Ages: The Spectacular Diversity of Rock Art in California” opening exhibit & lecture by Dr. Paul Freeman of the Bay Area Rock Art Research Association, at the Maidu Interpretive Center.  Sponsored by the Marin Museum of the American Indian, Far Western Anthropological Research Group and the Sacramento Archeological Society.

March 14, 2009, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – “Nisenan Lands and Language” Dr. Sheri Tatsch, UC Davis scholar and linguist atMaidu Interpretive Center
March 12-15, 2009 Society for California Archaeology Conference at Modesto 
March 20- 22, 2009 – Dillard Flint-knapping Workshop, at the California Desert Studies Center

• March 28, 2009, Saturday – 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – SAS Hiking Tour of Peace Valley (Sutter Buttes) cultural resources by Tim Davis, State Parks Ranger and State Parks archaeologists Kathie Lindahl and Dionne Gruber (Members Only Event)
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• April 2009
• April 4, 2009, Saturday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. – SAS “Archaeology Movie Night” at Peake’s home
• April 13, 2009, Monday – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. - Board of Directors’ Meeting at Peake’s home
• April 18-19, 2009, Saturday/Sunday – Spring Indian Arts and Crafts Fair at State Indian Museum
• April 26, 2009, Sunday – “Leafing Out of Spring Celebration” at Maidu Interpretive Center
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• May 2009
• Award 2009 Scholarship

May 9, 2009, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Chuck Kritzon, “Ice Age Arts and Crafts” lecture at Maidu Interpretive Center

• May 9, 2009, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. SAS Hiking Tour of Painted Rock pictograph site at Carrizo Plain (Members Only Event)
• May 11, 2009, Monday – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.Board of Directors’ Meeting at April Farnham’s home
• May 16, 2009, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – “A Maidu Way of Life” hiking tour by Farrell Cunningham in Indian Valley and Taylorsville, Plumas County.  Meets at Sierra Institute office in Taylorsville.  Fee and registration required.  For details go to http://sierrainstitute.us/tourdescriptions.html or call (530) 284-1022.
• May 17, 2009, Sunday, 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. – “Olompali Heritage Day” at Olompali State Historic Park (historic Miwok village site), located off southbound Highway 101, 2.5 miles north of Novato.
• May 22 - 25, 2009, Friday - Monday – American Rock Art Research Association 2009 Annual Conference in Bakersfield.  For more information visit http://www.arara.org/index.htm
• May 23, 2009, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – “History/Archeological Interests of Deer Creek Hills” hiking tour of Deer Creek Hills Preserve, sponsored by the Sacramento Valley Conservancy.  Registration and fee required.  For details and online registration visit www.sacramentovalleyconservancy.org.
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• June 2009

June 8, 2009, Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Board of Directors’ Meeting at Johansen’s home
June 6, 2009, Saturday – Honored Elders’ Day at State Indian Museum
June 27, 2009, Saturday – Annual CIBA Gathering at Hoopa Reservation, CA, Tish-Tang Campground, for more information visit http://www/ciba.org/

• June 27 – July 2, 2009 – Passport in Time, “Weaving Connections” Project, basket weaving & gathering with Bev Ortiz and CIBA weavers. For details visit http://www.passportintime.com/ and click on “Current Projects”. 

• July 2009
• July 11, 2009, Saturday - 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. – SAS “Archaeology Movie Night” at Roger and Lydia Peake’s home,
• July 13, 2009, Monday – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Board of Directors Meeting, Roger and Lydia Peake’s home

July 18, 2009, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Stan Padilla, “Native Art Around the World” lecture at Maidu Interpretive Center
July 24-26, 2009, Friday-Saturday – Passport in Time (PIT) USDA Forest Service Project – Los Padres National Forest, “Range and Rock Art”.  This project presents a rare opportunity to see some extraordinary archaeological sites, and to learn more about how these indigenous people used the landscape of the past. For more information visit http://www.passportintime.com/. 
July 25, 2009, Saturday – “Tribal Trails, Wagon Wheels, and Pioneer Parties”, travel the old, scenic wagon road from Beckwourth to Genessee with Farrell Cunningham, local Maidu historian, and Dan Elliott, an archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service.  Fee and registration required through Sierra Institute for Community and Environment.  For details go to www.SierraInstitute.us or call (530) 284-1022.

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• August 2009
• August 1, 2009, Saturday – “A Maidu Way of Life” hiking tour by Farrell Cunningham in Indian Valley and Taylorsville, Plumas County.  Meets at Sierra Institute office in Taylorsville.  Fee and registration required.  For details call (530) 284-1022 or go to http://sierrainstitute.us/tourdescriptions.html.

August 10-14, 2009 - Passport in Time (PIT) USDA Forest Service Project – Childs Meadow Excavation in Lassen National Forest, Tehama County   For details visit http://www.passportintime.com/ and click on “Current Projects”
August 22-23, 2009 - California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program (CASSP) workshop (sponsored by the Society for California Archaeology), Hume Lake District office of Sequoia National Forest, limited to 25 participants.  Register by phone (562) 431-0300 or email Beth Padon by August 15 at bpadon@discoveryworks.com. 
  

• September 2009

September 12, 2009, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Judith Larner Lowry, “Gardening with Native Plants” lecture at Maidu Interpretive Center

• September 14, 2009, Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Board of Directors’ Meeting

September 19, 2009, Saturday, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Reception for Charley Burns’ (Yurok) art show, Maidu Interpretive Center.

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• October 2009
• October 13, 2009, Tuesday, all day event (tentative) – Tour of Pheobe Hearst Museum and Collections, details to follow
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• November 2009

November 8, Sunday, all day event (tentative) – Tour of King Tut exhibit at the de Young Museum, details to follow.
November 9, 2009, Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. - Board of Directors’ Meeting
November 14, 2009, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.- Chag Lowry, "California Indian Veterans" lecture at Maidu Interpretive Center

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• December 2009
• December 5, 2009, Saturday, location and date TBA – SAS Annual Meeting with guest speaker Dr. Kent Lightfoot, UC Berkeley archaeologist, anthropologist, professor, former Pheobe Hearst Museum curator, and author of the book California Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants.
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