Calendar of Events

Check out the many diverse programs and events each month, from exhibitions to author booksignings to activities for kids!

July

Exhibits

California Rodeo Exhibition: Cowboy Culture
June 4th to July 30th

California Rodeo history related sculptures, paintings and drawings will be featured in the Center’s Gabilan Gallery. Bronze sculptures by Charles Russell and Frederic Remington

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July 01

Travels with Charley Essay Contest
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

Are you a writer and have you recently taken a journey with man's best friend that has inspired you to create? Enter the National Steinbeck Center's Travels with Charley Essay Contest.

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July 30

Exhibit Closes: California Rodeo Exhibition: Cowboy Culture

July 31

Kids Club: Rodeo Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

2-hour arts and crafts class featuring leather painting. Face painting for all attendees.

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August

Exhibits

Trees and the Muscled Mountains: The World in Mind photos by Tamra Dempsey
August 6th to October 22nd

Fifty-four images by Tamra Dempsey. As we are reminded of Steinbeck’s great stories…

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Steinbeck’s America: Rediscovering Travels with Charley photos by Randy Wells
August 6th to October 22nd

Randy Wells has followed Steinbeck’s route for over a dozen years, gathering images.

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August 05

30th Annual Steinbeck Festival: Journeys: Steinbeck Around the World
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

“We do not take a trip. A trip takes us.” –John Steinbeck

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Museum Closed Early
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

The National Steinbeck Center will close early August 5, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

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August 14

Kids Club: Beach Party
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

The National Steinbeck Center is bringing the beach to the Valley for the month of August.


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Museum Closed Early
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

The National Steinbeck Center will close early August 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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August 21

Kids Club: Beach Party
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

The National Steinbeck Center is bringing the beach to the Valley for the month of August.

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August 27

Meet the Authors Series: Brad Herzog author of turn left at the trojan horse
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

Brad Herzog’s new travel novel turn left at the trojan horse. From the foothills of Washington’s Mount Olympus through the forgotten corners of America.

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August 28

Kids Club: Beach Party
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
@ National Steinbeck Center

The National Steinbeck Center is bringing the beach to the Valley for the month of August!

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