Thursday March 4th, 2010


Taken from the California Museum Website:
http://www.californiamuseum.org/

On Thursday, March 4th, California First Lady Maria Shriver and The Women’s Conference are partnering with The California Museum to celebrate National Women’s History Month with an extraordinary all-day free event – Day at The Museum. The California Museum will be open for a free day of education, inspiration and empowerment. Plus, we'll have a number of special guests including astronaut Sally Ride, environmental activist Erin Brockovich, and Iron Chef Cat Cora. It's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

We invite you to drop in at any time during the day and bring your friends, family and colleagues. You will have an opportunity to meet and be inspired by the many remarkable women who have shaped – and are continuing to shape – our state through arts, sports, public service, business, literature, cuisine and philanthropy.

The event will begin early with an old fashioned Meet-and-Greet over coffee, as attendees will have the opportunity to meet California's women elected officials.

The California Museum’s Minerva Award Exhibit and Minerva Arts Project will then come to life, as the public will be able to meet and hear from a number of recipients of The Minerva Awards, which are given by Maria Shriver every October at The Women’s Conference. Many of these inspiring women are pioneers and trailblazers in various professions who are serving on the front-lines of humanity with programs created to combat poverty, addiction, homelessness and other social ills and challenges.

The Minerva Arts Project will be unveiled with an exhibit of over 20 Minerva quilts made by girls in juvenile detention centers, some of whom will be represented at the opening.

A Day At the Museum Details:

Date:         March 4th, 2010

Time:        7:30am to 7:30pm

Location:  The California Museum, 1020 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking:   All-day parking is available for $5.00: 2311 6th Street, Sacramento CA 95818
(Located between 6th and 8th Streets, and W and X Streets in downtown Sacramento, ¼ mile from The Museum.) A free shuttle service will run between the lot and The Museum.

For more information and program updates, please visit  http://www.californiamuseum.org/