MEMBERS' FESTIVAL OPENS ANNIVERSARY YEAR 



AiN exciting evening is planned for Mu- 

 seum Members on September 27 when 

 the series of special events for the 75th 

 Anniversary year ojsens with a Members' 

 Festival from 4 to 9 p.m., in connection 

 with the American Indian Festival. 



The Members' Festival will include 

 demonstrations of weaving, moccasin 

 beading, totem pole carving, porcupine 

 quill working, leather work, Kachina 

 doll carving and basketry by Indian ar- 



tisans representing several tribal groups. 



Hand games and use of sign language 

 will also be demonstrated. A program 

 of traditional dances by local Indian 

 groups is also scheduled. 



Special exhibits of modern and tradi- 

 tional Indian arts and crafts will be on 

 display in addition to three stationary 

 displays which will remain on view until 

 mid-November. The major exhibits in- 

 clude "New Directions in American In- 



CALENDAR OF EVENTS 



September Hours: September 7, 9 a.m. 

 8 p.m.; September 2, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sep- 

 tember 3 through October, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 



Through September 1 6 Camouflage in N.-^ture Photographic exhibit in color 

 by entomologist Edward S. Ross demonstrates a variety of ways in which living 

 things are protected by coloration. Three-dimensional Museum exhibits sup- 

 plement the photographs. Hall 9 Gallery. 



September 23 — October 1 3 American Indian Festival features demonstrations 

 of traditional and contemporary arts and crafts by Indian artists, special ex- 

 hibits, films, lectures, a canoe race, a special Members' Festival and coopera- 

 tion in the celebration of Indian Day in Chicago. The American Indian Fes- 

 tival activities will be presented in cooperation with Indian groups in Chicago. 



September 27 Members' Festival A special evening event to enable Museum 

 Members and their families to get an unhurried look at the many demonstra- 

 tions of arts and crafts, a program of American Indian singing and dancing, 

 and exhibits, films and lectures related to the American Indian Festival. 



September 28 Indian Day in Chicago A full schedule of arts and crafts demon- 

 strations will be featured. 



September 29 Lake Michigan Canoe Race Museum representatives will greet 

 participants at the finish of this race, which will begin at Wilmette Harbor 

 and end at Burnham Harbor on the Lakefront. The race, sponsored by the 

 Chicago Indian Canoe Club, is an annual open invitation event. 



September 23 - November 1 5 American Indian Exhibits "New Directions in 

 .American Indian Art," "Contemporary American Indian Art," and "Indians 

 of Chicago — 1968" (a photo essay by Orlando Cabanban), will be part of the 

 Festival and be continued following its close. 



Through November Fall Journey; A Hunt With The Cavemen The do-it- 

 yourself tour introduces youngsters to the Museum's exhibit area dealing with 

 Stone Age man. Any child who can read and write may participate in the 

 Journey program sponsored by the Raymond Foundation. Free Journey sheets 

 are available at the Museum entrances. 



Half A Billion Years of Illinois History Do-it-yourself tour in observance 

 of the State's Sesquicentennial celebration takes visitors on a capsule journey 

 through the worlds of anthropology, botany, geology and zoology. A free 

 brochure provides a guide to pertinent exhibits. 



MEETINGS: 



Chicago Shell Club, September 8, 2 p.m. 



Nature Camera Club of Chic.\go, September 10, 7:45 p.m. 



Sierra Club, Great Lakes Chapter, September 17, 7:30 p.m. 



dian Art," "Contemporary Traditional 

 American Indian Art," and "Indians of 

 Chicago — 1968." The last is a photo- 

 graphic essay on the present Indian resi- 

 dents of Chicago and their lives here. 



Films related to various aspects of In- 

 dian culture will be shown continuously 

 in the James Simpson Theatre. All 

 other activities of Members' Festival will 

 be held on the main floor of the Muse- 

 um. Light refreshments will be served 

 during the evening. 



Program arrangements for the Amer- 

 ican Indian Festival and the Members' 

 Festival were made by Robert Rietz, 

 executive director, and Miss Faith Smith, 

 both of the Chicago Indian Center, Dr. 

 Donald Collier, Chief Curator of An- 

 thropology, Solomon A. Smith II, Co- 

 ordinator of Temporary Exhibits, and 

 Lois Rubinyi, Festival Coordinator for 

 Raymond Foundation. 



Faith Smith of the American Indian Center 

 examines a Hopi Kachina figure, one of 

 many Indian art objects to be on display 

 during the Festival. 



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