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DECEMBER 2022 A special thank you to everyone who joined us this fall season for the return of our Evening Performances! Please watch your email and our Events page for announcements of Spring dates. The Lelooska Foundation & Cultural Center has resumed offering the Living History Performances and Programs each spring and fall, and special… OCTOBER 2022 We are happy to announce the return of the Evening Performances! For the first time since the Fall of 2019, the magnificent Northwest Coast masks are coming to life in the glimmering firelight of a Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial house. There are two performances this Fall: November 5 and November 26. Reserve your tickets now! SEPTEMBER 2022 The Lelooska Foundation’s latest newsletter is available here. We’re happy to announce the return of the Evening Performances! Read the newsletter to learn more about our fall events and available School Programs.Winter
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We are so grateful for our volunteers Dan Sherie Weisser and Eric Reese for spending the day working on projects on our grounds!
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We are thrilled to share that we are receiving a $3,500 Matching Grant from an Anonymous Fund of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington for Give BIG 2024! Your donation to support our educational programs and activities will be matched dollar for dollar up to $3,500. Early giving is now open. Just click the link below.
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I wore that mask a few times! Fell into the audience with grandma Mary one time and every one laughed!!! Great memories!!!
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It's a beautiful day! Our native plants are thriving on our grounds. Stop by and explore our collections from 1-5pm today!
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Yesterday we welcomed Arleta Elementary.
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I would love to come up there
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The Lelooska Foundation, since its creation in 1977, has sponsored a variety of educational programs aimed at preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Native Peoples of North America. For more than five decades, students, parents, teachers, and the general public have...
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Today we welcomed Dorothey Fox Elementary for our Storytelling Field Trip. They also had a chance to check out our cultural sharing box in the museum.
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Last week Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary came to our Artists at Work field trip, learning about traditional art forms and exploring our museum collection.
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This week our staff spent some time outside deepening their knowledge and understanding of the native plants on our grounds.
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We are excited to announce the collaboration between the Lelooska Foundation and Cultural Center, the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens and the Woodland Historical Museum Society, for a History and Heritage Series in our area.
The first portion of the series will be four days of oral histories with different speakers, which the Woodland Historical Museum Society will be filming, at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. This will be in the barn, so seating is limited at the Lilac Gardens.
If you know of someone who would like to be part of our future oral history and speaker events, please message us.
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Here are the subject for the oral histories for each day at the Lilac Gardens. The first series location. Tuesday, April 23, about the history and saving of the Lilac Gardens with longtime volunteers, and about the Luther Burbank book. Wednesday April 24, about the old Bulb Farm and old Rose Growers with former workers of these companies. Tuesday April 30, History and saving of the Lilac Gardens, and history of Woodland farms with longtime volunteers and longtime residents who grew up on Woodland’s Farms, and the Luther Burbank book. Wednesday May 1st- The Guild family, with descendants of this pioneer Woodland family, and relations to Hulda Klager. There is admission fee to enter the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, (This is how they earn the money for upkeep to the National Historic Landmark Site, house and grounds) but no additional fee to listen to the oral histories. Seating is limited.
Upcoming Events
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Lelooska Museum: Artists At Work165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel WA 9860310:00 AM
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Lelooska Museum: Artists At Work165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel WA 9860311:30 AM
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Lelooska Museum: Artists At Work165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel WA 9860301:00 PM
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Exploring Traditions: Storytelling165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel WA 9860310:00 AM
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Museum Open165 Merwin Village Rd, Ariel WA 9860301:00 PM