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Flappers and sheiks—are you ready for some rug shaking? Let's party like the 20s at "Gatsby's at the Grove" at the San Bernardino County Museum!   Wear your glad rags and your dancing shoes and kick up your heels! Dance to the tunes of Nanette and her Hotsy-Totsy Boys. Complimentary supper by Eureka! Burger, desserts by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Redlands, and snacks by Jose's Mexican Food. No-host vintage soda and candy, margaritas and Hangar 24 suds. Saturday, July 9 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.…See More

Flappers and sheiks—are you ready for some rug shaking? Let's party like the 20s at "Gatsby's at the Grove" at the San Bernardino County Museum!   Wear your glad rags and your dancing shoes and kick up your heels! Dance to the tunes of Nanette and her Hotsy-Totsy Boys. Complimentary supper by Eureka! Burger, desserts by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Redlands, and snacks by Jose's Mexican Food. No-host vintage soda and candy, margaritas and Hangar 24 suds. Saturday, July 9 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.…See More

Visitors are invited to make their own beaded ring or bracelet at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, June 11 from 11am to 4pm. This program is included with paid museum admission.            “Beading takes a lot of time and patience, but it is fun,” said Museum Educator Nancy Kirkwood. “Families can learn more about beads and beading techniques by making a ring or bracelets.”            While at the museum, visitors can also enjoy a special exhibit, “Turn Turn Turn, social and…See More

Do you want to be a herpetologist? Find out during a Family Fun Day, “Hurray for Herps: Amphibians and Reptiles,” at the Victor Valley Museum on Saturday, May 14, from 11am to 3pm. Suitable for all ages, this program is included with paid museum admission.             “Herpetology is the scientific study of reptiles and amphibians,” said Museum Education Specialist Chad Lynde. “Reptiles are an important component of the ecosystems they occupy and certainly do more good than harm, but many…See More

On Saturday, May 14, Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott will lead a day trip into the Mojave Desert to see evidence of the ancient Mojave River and Pleistocene Lake Manix. Departing from the Victor Valley Museum in Apple Valley, this trip is organized by the San Bernardino County Museum Association, and reservations are required by May 6.            “This trip is an opportunity to travel back in time and envision the Mojave Desert as it appeared more than ten thousand years ago,” said Scott.…See More

On Sunday, May 8, Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott will explore the fossil record of the ancient Mojave Desert in a lecture, “Waters of Life: The Mojave River in the Ice Ages,” at 2pm at the Victor Valley Museum in Apple Valley. This presentation is included with paid museum admission.             The present-day Mojave River flows north and east, mostly underground, to pass through Hesperia, Victorville and Barstow on its way towards Baker. “During the Pleistocene Epoch—the ‘Ice Ages’—global…See More

The Buffalo Blues Band will perform live at the San Bernardino County Museum on Sunday, April 17, 2011 from 1 to 3pm during “It’s Happening Here!” This special event is included with paid museum admission.The Buffalo Blues Band was started in 2005 at the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands. Their music is influenced by blues, rock and roll, R and B, and a little country. They are said to be a “high energy” band, with accomplished vocals, tasty and testy guitar,…See More

It is time to “moon party” at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, April 9 where members of the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers will be setting up their telescopes for the public to view the waxing crescent moon and Saturn. Starting at 8pm, this event is free to the public.             “The moon will reveal lots of awesome detail along the terminator, or shadow line,” said Chris Clarke, program coordinator for the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers. “Craters,…See More

Visitors are invited to the San Bernardino County Museum on the second weekend in April to enjoy “A Guthrie Weekend,” a tribute to Woody Guthrie. The events at the museum are part of the celebration of Guthrie's music being presented throughout the Inland Empire from April 8 through 10, by Bodie House Music (www.bodiehousemusic.com).           Guthrie’s life is reflected in his famous song, “This Land is Your Land.” Guthrie was a troubadour who…See More