Events

Museum exhibits • Tours • Festivals

Meetings • Education • Conferences

■ NEW EXHIBITS Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indianapolis, Ind.—The newly created exhibit “From One Hand to Another: Native American Treasures from the Children’s Museum” shares the stories and treasures passed from generation to generation among native peoples. More than 70 toys and child-related objects are on display. The activities include making dolls and and miniature tipis. (317) 636-9378 (New long-term exhibit)

Pueblo Grande Museum Phoenix, Ariz.—“Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses,” is an exciting new outdoor exhibit featuring full-scale reproductions of prehistoric Hohokam dwellings dating back more than 900 years. The replicas are based on recent archaeological data as well as information from historic cultures of the Southwest. (602) 495-0901 (New long-term exhibit)

George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Undertaken with the assistance of Maya researchers and members of the Maya community, the museum’s recent reinstallation of ancient American artifacts focuses on the Maya collection, providing in-depth information about the artifacts and the sites where they were found. (416) 586-8080 (New permanent exhibit)

Frank H. McClung Museum

The University of Tennessee,Knoxville, Tenn.—Over three years in the making, the new 3,200-squarefoot gallery, “Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee,” will showcase the museum’s worldclass collection of prehistoric native art and artifacts.The new state-of-the-art exhibit traces over 12,000 years of Tennessee’s history and includes materials excavated from sites under study by University of Tennessee archaeologists over the last 65 years.The gallery’s opening coincides with Tennessee’s Archaeology Week,a statewide celebration of cultural heritage.(865) 974-2144 (New permanent gallery opens September 24) ■ CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS 27th Biennial Great Basin Anthropological Conference October 5-7, David Eccles Conference Center, Ogden, Utah. For information, contact Steven Simms, GBAC Chair, at (435) 7971277, ssimms@hass.usu.edu, or www.hass .usu.edu/~gbac2000

Fort Ancient State Memorial Site Tours October 14-15, Lebanon, Ohio. Enjoy the lush fall colors of the wooded settlement while learning about the prehistoric Hopewell people who built the site’s hilltop enclosure. (513) 932-4421

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Los Angeles,Calif.— The Moche civilization flourished on Peru’s north coast between A.D.100 and 800, leaving behind a vivid artistic record of their activities and beliefs in beautifully painted ceramics.The culmination of 30 years of study,“Moche Fineline Painting of Ancient Peru”features 50 large-scale drawings of the original ceramics,accompanied by many of the exquisite Moche vessels from which they were taken.(310) 825-2585 (Through February 18,2001)

Abbe Museum

Bar Harbor, Maine—Using archaeological and historic records as well as oral tradition,the new exhibit “First Light, First People”explores the daily life of Maine’s native peoples over the past 10,000 years.The exhibit coincides with Maine Archaeology Week (October 14–24),which includes special presentations,children’s activities,and other events. (207) 288-3519 (Through October 22)

Events

Sixth Occasional Anasazi Symposium

October 25-28, San Juan College, Farmington, N.M. This year’s theme is “Anasazi Archaeology at the New Millennium: What We Have Learned.” Linda Cordell of the University of Colorado Museum will give the keynote address. Several field trips to area sites are planned for Saturday, October 28. Contact Paul Reed for more information: (505) 326-7352, pfreed@sprynet.com, or animas@cyberport.com

Museum of Man’s 25th Annual Rock Art Symposium November 4, San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, Calif. The museum’s 25th annual symposium is devoted to the latest research on petroglyphs and pictographs, ranging from new interpretations and conservation issues to recent discoveries. The event features presentations by internationally known archaeologists. To register or obtain more information, call (619) 239-2001.

57th Annual Southeastern Archaeological Conference November 8-11, the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Macon, Ga. On Saturday afternoon the Society for Georgia Archaeology will lead guided tours of Ocmulgee National Monument. For more information check the SEAC Web site at www.uark.edu/campusresources/seac/seac2000.html or call the Crowne Plaza Hotel at (800) 227-6963.

Joint Midwest Archaeological & Plains Anthropological Conference November 9-12, Radisson Hotel St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn. The conference features various workshops and symposia. For more information, call (612) 725-2411, or visit the Web site www.admin.state.mn.us/osa/mw _arch_conf00.html

Hudson Museum’s Sixth Annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration December 9, Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. This event features Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot basketmakers, who sell their handmade, one-of-a-kind, ashsplint and sweet-grass baskets. Visitors enjoy traditional foods, storytelling, flute music, children’s workshops, and demonstrations of traditional techniques. Call (207) 581-1901 for more information.

Heard Museum North

Scottsdale,Ariz.—The new exhibit “Fancy Blankets: 19th-Century Navajo Textiles”features some of the museum’s most spectacular textiles, including a “Blue Borders”Manta,one of the museum’s oldest woven pieces.The exhibit explores events and trends that influenced Navajo weaving, such as trade and the growth of tourism in the Southwest. (606) 488-9817 (New long-term exhibit)