Calendar of Events
In addition to our exhibitions, the Schulz Museum provides a wide variety of programs and presentations throughout the year, giving our visitors opportunities to: meet professional cartoonists; view some of Schulz's favorite movies in our 100-seat theatre; make hands-on crafts and learn about different cartooning techniques; and attend Members-Only parties. Each visit to the Schulz Museum is a unique experience!
October 2008 |
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 ● 1–3pm
Cartoonist–in–Residence
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This October, meet, watch, and talk to digital caricaturist Rhoda Grossman. In addition to drawing by hand, Rhoda uses a pressure sensitive tablet and a Mac computer to create digital caricatures. She has also written numerous books, including tutorials on computer art. |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 ● all day
Creepy Cartoon Creatures!
Instead of waiting for the Great Pumpkin to come, celebrate this Halloween season
by learning to draw your own creepy, crawly cartoons. Join professional cartoonist
Joe Wos for a day of live storytelling performances and creepy creature workshops.
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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 ● 1–3pm
Guest Cartoonist
Bloom County and Opus creator, Berkeley Breathed, will speak about his work and sign his new children’s book, Pete & Pickles. Breathed won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987, and in addition to his comic strips, which have been collected in eleven books, he has produced seven children’s books. |
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November 2008 |
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ● 2–5pm
Beethoven Piano Recital
and Celebration
Enjoy the music of Beethoven with live performances by Bay Area piano students and a lecture/recital by professional pianist Esther Chan. |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays are back!
Every Monday through February join us for Mommy and Me Mondays. Enjoy
special activities for children ages 1–5, including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
 NOVEMBER 5, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 2, 2009
New Exhibition | When the Fur Flies:
Kerfuffles, Scrapes, and Scuffles in Peanuts
Pounding and punching are the subjects of this light-hearted look at the fisticuffs in Peanuts. Schulz revealed in a 1967 interview that he “liked the violent action [strips], kids getting bowled over and such things that cartoons were born to do.”
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ● 1–3pm
Special Cartoonists-in-Residence:
Politics and Peanuts
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This November, learn about politics in cartooning from a panel discussion of local editorial cartoonists, including Tom Meyer (San Francisco Chronicle), Steven Lait (Oakland Tribune), Stephen Rustad (Petaluma Argus Courier), and Justin DeFreitas, a Santa Rosa High School graduate and contributor to several local newspapers including the Berkeley Daily Planet and West Marin Citizen. |
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ● 6–8pm
Members–Only Event
Mell Lazarus will give a presentation about his comic strips Momma
and Miss Peach and talk about his influences and inspiration.
A wine and cheese reception will accompany the presentation.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 ● 2–3:30pm
Beethoven Recital
The Santa Rosa Symphony Young People's Chamber Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s music in the Museum’s Great Hall in two 30-minute presentations.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
FREE DAY ~ Beethoven Fortepiano Recital and Lecture
Admission to the Schulz Museum is free all day! At 2pm learn about Beethoven’s pianos and music through a joint lecture/recital. Dr. William Meredith of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University will speak about Beethoven’s life, and Janine Johnson will perform Beethoven’s music on the fortepiano. |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 ● 10am–12pm
Parent and Child Cartooning Class
Join Joe Wos and learn to draw and create cartoons with your child. Advance reservations required.
Cost $15 per adult/child pair for members; $20 for
non-members. Extra children $5 for members; $10
for non-members.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 & 29
Joe Wos Storytelling and
Cartoon Workshops
Join Joe Wos of Once Upon a Toon for live storytelling and holiday cartoon card workshops throughout the day. |
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December 2008 |
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
 DECEMBER 3, 2008 THROUGH MAY 25, 2009
New Exhibition | Sebastopol to St. Paul:
The Places of Peanuts
Though Schulz never divulged the exact location of the Peanuts Gang’s neighborhood, he provided visual clues suggesting that the Browns and their friends were safely tucked away in some post-World War II suburban locale. And, despite the mystery of the strip’s setting, Schulz occasionally referenced specific locations, including his home town, former home towns, and nearby villages.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 ● 6:30–9:00pm
Members’ Holiday Open House
Celebrate the season with a night of Peanuts holiday discount shopping!
Desserts and coffee will be served.
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 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 ● 1–3pm
Cartoonist-in-Residence
Every second Saturday the Schulz Museum hosts a new Cartoonist-in-Residence! This December, meet, watch, and talk to Justin Thompson. Justin’s days are crammed with inventiveness and creativity, from his full-time job at Charles M. Schulz
Creative Associates, his skilled endeavours as an actor and a Medieval jouster, and as the dedicated cartoonist of the
giggle-worthy MythTickle and co-host of the Comics Coast To Coast podcast.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
DECEMBER 22 THROUGH JANUARY 2
Winter Classes Start
Winter crafts, cartooning, and animation fun for kids! Check our Classes & Camps page for more information. |
 SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 & 21
Gingerbread Doghouse Workshops
Create Snoopy’s doghouse out of gingerbread—complete with a marshmallow Snoopy on top! Also make cards and other holiday crafts. Saturday 10am–12pm for “Parent and Me” pre–K to K, and 1–4pm for grades 1–6. Sunday 1–4pm for grades 1–6.
Call (707) 579–4452, ext. 263 to reserve your space.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 & 25
Museum Closed |
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 ● 10am–12pm
Mommy and Me Mondays
Bring your child (or children) ages 1–5 for Mommy and Me Monday and enjoy special activities including story time, arts and crafts, and Museum activities.
Cost $5 per child; adults are free. |
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31
Family Celebration and Winter Class
Visit the Museum for hands–on activities and a New Year’s toast and balloon drop at noon.
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All programs are subject to change. Images may not be reproduced without written permission.
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