Join the Schulz Museum as we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip with a live conversation between Charles Schulz’s widow, Jean Schulz, and cartoonist Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine and Timmy Failure. Schulz and Pastis will share favorite stories and look back on Charles Schulz’s legacy and impact—personal and professional—while reflecting on what makes Peanuts so resonant 70 years after its first appearance.  Event meets online on via Zoom Saturday, October 3, 5:00 – 6:00 pm (Pacific Time/PT).

Join us for a free online discussion with local women leaders to explore issues of justice, equity, empowerment, and leadership in conjunction with the exhibition Lucy! Fussbudget to Feminist. Panelists Camilla Gray-Nelson, Jennifer Reichardt, and Vivienne Wei will share the challenges and successes of their careers while reflecting on women in business from a contemporary perspective. Event meets online on Wednesday, October 7, 4:00 pm (PT).

Take a unique and rarely seen look at Charles Schulz’s 70-year legacy with the new The Peanuts Book: A Visual History of the Iconic Comic Strip. Join author Simon Beecroft in conversation with Benjamin L. Clark, Sarah Breaux, and Alexis E. Fajardo as they chart the rich history of the world’s most favorite comic strip. Event meets online on via Zoom Saturday, October 17, 2:00 – 3:00 pm (PT).

Celebrate Halloween with the Peanuts Gang by learning to draw Charlie Brown in his bedsheet ghost costume, Lucy in her witches hat and mask, Snoopy as the WW1 Flying Ace, and maybe, if you are sincere enough, even the Great Pumpkin! Atlanta-based cartoonist Robert W. Pope will share live step-by-step drawing instruction during this spooktacular online event. Event meets online on via Zoom Thursday, October 29, 4:00 – 5:00 pm (Pacific Time/PT).

Join Patrick McDonnell, creator of the MUTTS comic strip, to celebrate the publication of The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of MUTTS, and his newest MUTTS treasury, Hot Dogs, Hot Cats. McDonnell will talk about his work, characters, and influences in conversation with Tom Gammill, producer and writer for The Simpsons and Seinfeld, among others. Event meets online on via Zoom Saturday, November 7, 4:00 – 5:30 pm (Pacific Time/PT).

Meet Snoopy’s siblings as Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates staff artist Mary Shyne explores the story of Snoopy’s canine family throughout the Peanuts comic strip. Then, learn how to draw each of his siblings from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm Gang with a live-drawing demonstration. Event meets online on via Zoom Thursday, November 12, 4:00 – 5:00 pm (Pacific Time/PT).

Girl Scout Cadettes will earn and receive their Comic Artist Badge in this special, online, two-session, hands-on workshop. All you need are paper, pencils, erasers, ruler, ink pens, and your imagination! Charles M. Schulz Museum staff will teach you how to develop stories and characters and create your own four-panel comic strip from beginning to end, all live from the Schulz Museum! Call (707) 544-5472 for fees and reservations or visit the Girl Scouts of Northern California website.

Join cartoonists Robb Armstrong, Darrin Bell, Keith Knight, and Elizabeth Montague as they discuss the Black experience as told through graphic novels and comic stories. The panelists will explore the impact and importance of telling Black stories and championing representation in comics and the comic field. A Q&A will follow the discussion. Event meets via Zoom on Thursday, November 19, 4:00 pm (Pacific Time/PT).