MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS 

August 3-17, 2005

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Valley Center museum celebrates historical Old Castle
By Melissa Darcey, North County Times, August 17, 2005
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/17/entertainment/art/81705103024.txt

Bear City Park in tug of war
By Kathy Portie, Big Bear Grizzly, August 17, 2005
http://www.bigbeargrizzly.net/articles/2005/08/17/news/bbcpark.txt

Exhibition features humor, satire in art
By Jason Newell, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, August 16, 2005
http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~21481~3012968,00.html

Keeping public opinion gates open at the Zoo
Times-Standard, August 16, 2005
http://www.times-standard.com/opinion/ci_2918961

Sports history is on display
By Chris Yemma, Daily Pilot, August 16, 2005
http://www.dailypilot.com/sports/story/21622p-30588c.html

Getty Names a Respected but Low-Profile Director; Despite the museum's recent difficulties, Michael Brand says he is 'here with enthusiasm.'
By Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-getty16aug16,0,3359590.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Future of publicly funded art uncertain; Displayed pieces drum up controversy over content, artistic liberty
By Mike White, Tri-Valley Herald, August 16, 2005
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/ci_2945863

Historic device to sing again; Telegraph key that announced Japan's surrender to be used on USS Missouri for re-enactment
By Kevin Howe, Monterey County Herald, August 16, 2005
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/12395433.htm

Railroad museum's manager retires after 38 years
By Eddie North-Hager, Daily Breeze, August 16, 2005
http://www..dailybreeze.com/news/articles/1680636.html

Old city fireboat goes to museum; Vessel stationed in Oakland after heroic service at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7
By Nick Miroff, The Oakland Tribune, August 15, 2005
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_2943543

Democracy Center Slated for October Debut
Los Angeles Downtown News, August 15, 2005
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2005/08/15/news/news_briefs/at09..txt

Getty Trust Names New Museum Director; Michael Brand was selected 10 months after the abrupt resignation of his predecessor and as the trust's financial practices have come under government scrutiny.
By Jesus Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, August 15, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-081505getty_lat,0,5094556.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Get in gear for 'Drive Time' exhibit
By Jessica Wyland, San Bernardino Sun, August 15, 2005
http://u.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,216~24290~3010911,00.html

Ex-employee convicted of museum thefts
Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, August 15, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/12392291.htm

Inland nonprofits rely on donations and fundraising to stay afloat
By Erink Auerbach, Press-Enterprise, August 14, 2005
http://www.pe.com/lifestyles/stories/PE_Fea_Daily_D_artsdonors0814.663d9c5.htm

Museum move is in the works
By Alicia Robinson, Daily Pilot, August 14, 2005
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/story/21551p-30485c.html

Sierra to seek funds for facilities in 2006
By Keith Reid, Auburn Journal, August 14, 2005
http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2005/08/14/news/top_stories/03sierra.txt

Forest of mystery; New Bigfoot museum joins Mystery Spot near Santa Cruz
By Christine Delsol, Chronicle Staff Writer, August 14, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/08/14/TRG8KE6B7L1.TMP

Book includes mention of aquarium
By Bob Walch, Monterey County Herald, August 14, 2005
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/entertainment/12382268.htm

On the art edge in the West; Pollock wasn't the only Abstract Expressionist. California artists were doing it too
By Richard Chang, Orange County Register, August 14, 2005
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/08/14/sections/entertainment/entertainment/article_633138.php

History in the High Desert
San Bernardino Sun, August 14, 2005
http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~3008945,00.html

More PR work awaits Getty; The public relations executive has resigned but a crisis management firm is still on retainer
Robin Fields and Louise Roug, Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2005
http://www.calendarlive..com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-getty12webaug13,0,601688.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels

City seeks to revive spirit of mansion; HARD hopes to garner grant to help fund $480,000 Meek project
By Matt O'Brien, Daily Review, August 13, 2005
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_2940359

New chapter for Fun Zone; Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, which is buying the property, says feel will stay the same
By Layland Connelly, Orange County Register, August 13, 2005
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/08/13/sections/local/local/article_634049.php

Four Cheetah Cubs Born At the Zoo
KABC-TV, August 12, 2005
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/081205_nw_cheetah_cubs.html

Temecula Valley Museum holds talk on autograph collecting
By Laurie Rathbun, Valley News, August 12, 2005
http://www.temeculavalleynews.com/story.asp?story_ID=2755

Oakland Zoo teen volunteer considered deaf pioneer; Youth believed to be first hearing-impaired person to work in zoo
By Grace Rauh, The Daily Review, August 12, 2005
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_2935653

Glass Museum named a historic resource
Redlands Daily News, August 12, 2005
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,209~22484~3007623,00.html

Editorial: Bill paved with good intentions; Plenty of wasteful pork all around
Ventura County Star, August 12, 2005
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/opinion/article/0,1375,VCS_125_3996049,00.html

Computer Chess History Show: A fascinating exhibition detailing the history of computer chess is being held at The Computer History Museum in Mountainview, CA.
by Colin Campbell, Next Generation, August 12, 2005
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=743&Itemid=2

Sony has to pay up for fake praises of lousy films. Who will be sued next for alleged artistic missteps?
By Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, August 11, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/11/DDGIHE5D1A1..DTL

Manifold 'earmarks' ride in on transit bill
By Jonathan Weisman and Jim VandeHei, Contra Costa Times, August 11, 2005
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/12356078.htm

New spin on a classic; The de Young Museum enters the 21st century with a fresh look and attitude
By Monique Beeler, Inside Bay Area, August 11, 2005
http://www..insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_2932682

Oh, boy! It's worm day!
Modesto Bee, August 11, 2005
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/11072384p-11829938c.html

A radiant Maxfield Parrish makes believers at the SDMA
By Jennifer Chung, Daily Transcript, August 11, 2005
http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20050811tbh

Moon Party at county museum
Redlands Daily Facts, August 11, 2005
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,209~32648~3006270,00.html

Met gets a makeover; Renovation moves forward after dispute with preservationists is resolved
By Kerri Ginis, Fresno Bee, August 11, 2005
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/11072080p-11829670c.html

Museum exhibits a creationist viewpoint
BY Lisa Anderson, San Luis Obispo Tribune, August 10, 2005
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/nation/12347333.htm

Benicia museum to display replica of Civil War sub
By Greg Moberly, Times-Herald, August 10, 2005
http://timesheraldonline..com/ci_2928924

Gelatinous plankton pays us a rare visit
By Mark Sauer, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 10, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20050810-9999-lz1c10jelly.html

We Can Build You; Frankenstein's Monster lives on in the works of 15 women artists at the San Jose Museum of Art's new show about creation and horror
By Richard von Busack, Silicon Valley's Metro, August 10, 2005
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.10.05/frankenstein-0532.html

New exhibit at museum set to open
By Quincy Cromer, Ukiah Daily Journal, August 10, 2005
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/Stories/0,1413,91~3089~3003874,00.html

"I Shot Ray Charles" at California African American Museum
Santa Monica Mirror, August 10, 2005
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=1261

Girls rewarded at zoo for being 'Kids Who Care'
By Julia Scott, San Mateo County Times, August 9, 2005
http://insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_2925474

Mammoth bones going to museum; Team finishes San Jose excavation
By Melissa Navas, San Jose Mercury News, August 9, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/12337808.htm

Standing strong: Museum setback doesn't deter Indians' advocate
By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee, August 9, 2005
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/13381596p-14223185c.html

Shuttle-landing screening viewed in Santa Ana; Parents and kids spend early-morning hours at the Discovery Science Center to watch the space shuttle's return, which was detoured to California
By Gary Robbins and Jannlee Watson, Orange County Register, August 9, 2005
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/08/09/sections/breaking_news/article_628090.php

SFMOMA selects new curator for education; SFAI hosts a lecture on post-art
By Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/09/DDG2PE3SV51.DTL&type=art

Fresno Met Preparing For Renovation
ABC Action News, August 8, 2005
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/news/080805_nw_met.html

"Yosemite in Time" exhibit opens at Berkeley Art Museum
By Kathleen Maclay, UC Berkeley News, August 8, 2005
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/08/08_yosemite.shtml

For city-run museums, culture comes at a price
By Adam C. Hartmann, Press-Enterprise, August 8, 2005
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_museum08.90a3cc2.html

Hart Mansion Still Draws a Crowd
By Josh Premako, Santa Clarita Valley Signal, August 8, 2005
http://www.the-signal.com/News/ViewStory.asp?storyID=7674

Daddy's museum hosts a wedding
By Peggy Stinnett, Oakland Tribune, August 7, 2005
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_2921490

Signs of the Times at Escondido museum
By Logan Jenkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 6, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/jenkins/20050806-9999-1mi6jenkins.html

Barstow aims to sell Harvey House
By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino Sun, August 5, 2005
http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~2996225,00.html

The walls are moving; In a Museum of Latin American Art lecture series, Gregorio Luke brings huge murals to audiences with vivid, life-size projections.
By Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-et-murals5aug05,1,1869693.story?coll=la-news-learning

San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Union Tribune, August 4, 2005
http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/profile/86617

Museum honors father of the spaghetti western
By Manohla Dargis, San Jose Mercury News, August 4, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/movies/12294948.htm

Putting a face on a little mummy; Rosicrucian Museum unveils results of high-tech scan that provides insight into a child dead for 2,000 years
By David L. Beck, San Jose Mercury News, August 4, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/12300386.htm

Hemet youth museum hires executive director
Press-Enterprise, August 4, 2005
http://www.pe.com/localnews/riverside/stories/PE_News_Local_D_kid04.1881cf24.html

Memorial air museum takes flight at Weed Airport
By Deborra Clayton, Mount Shasta News, August 3, 2005
http://www.mtshastanews.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/01airmuseum.txt

Egyptian museum celebrates 75 years
By Nora Villagrán, Mercury News, August 3, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/12293925.htm

Baby giant panda born at San Diego Zoo
San Jose Mercury News, August 3, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/12292101.htm

Leaving footprints
By Jennifer M. Dobbs, San Bernardino Sun, August 2, 2005
http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~2992526,00.html


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