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Creativity Group

In the past some of our activities have been making Humanist banners, composing and performing a "Darwin Rap" for one of our annual Darwin Day celebration, reading parts from skits and plays, and holding drumming sessions.
Info: Sena, 408.739.5638 or senah1@live.com

Monthly outings (below): Anyone, not only group regulars, may join in.

planned outings:
August 28 The Creativity Group joins the Fun Group for the San Francisco Mime Troupe performing in Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
The Open House on Sep 14 is not an "official" Creativity Group event. But some of us will be there. montage for Gene/Fam/Mem Sena Havasy, our Member Services chair, will be participating in the Genealogy, Family & Memory cultural arts exhibition at the historic Rengstorff House in Mtn View, September 5-29 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays), 11:00 - 5:00. There will be exhibits by many artists and genealogists of artifacts, altars and art pieces with printed commentary by the exhibitors.
An "Open House" event on Tuesday, September 14 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm is planned. Some of us will go to the Open House, Join us!
Info: Sena, 408.739.5638 or senah1@live.com

Tours of of this beautifully restored home, the oldest in Mountain View, are offered concurrently.

A “Genealogy, Family & Memory” cultural arts display will be available for viewing at 3070 N. Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View during Rengstorff House public tour hours, September 5 - 29, 2010 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Members of the public – including children with their parents and grandparents – are invited to also view this exhibit for extended “open house” hours, Tuesday, September 14, 5:00 – 7:30 pm.

Collectively, the show provides inspiration for the novice, creative art historian or inquisitive genealogist in developing as well as exploring their own craft. Included in the month-long exhibition are a diverse selection of fine art and mixed media pieces, textile art, ancestral quilt, genealogy and even family “altar” displays. In addition, a small series of family tree photo collage works are on view, in collaboration with residents of the senior community, Lytton Gardens. Further, the exhibition offers a free “Genealogy: 101” beginner’s guide for members of the public to take home; visitors are encouraged to view an accompanying educational presentation covering genealogy research basics and the Rengstorff family search.

For further information about Rengstorff House, its exhibitions, upcoming events or all that Shoreline at Mountain View has to offer, please call (650) 903-6392. The Rengstorff House is the oldest home in Mountain View and one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the West Coast. Docent-led tours are free and the house is open for viewing throughout the year. 

CONTACT:  	Kristina Rockhold, Senior Recreation Coordinator
	          	Shoreline at Mountain View
		Kristina.Rockhold@mountainview.gov
		Phone:     (650) 903-6088
		Fascimile: (650) 962-1102
After the events listed, the Creativity Group expects to be suspended indefinitely. (The Fun Group often has events of a creative nature.)

previous outings:

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2010 JunWorld Music Day streets of Palo Alto street concerts demonstrating global music styles
2010 May42nd Textile Exhibit Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont “covered” the subject well
2010 AprStyle 2010 Palo Alto Art Center wearable art show & fundraiser
2010 MarMexican Museum: A Spirited Legacy Palo Alto Art Center art of our Mexican heritage
2010 FebLonging for Sea Change Cantor Art Museum, Stanford works by artists living and working in Africa and its diasporas
2010 JanStill Crazy quilt exhibit San Jose Quilt Museum crazy quilts on display
2009 DecPhotography by Mark Richards PARC, Palo Alto hills relevant to the man-machine connection
2009 NovSymposium celebrating Wanda Corn Stanford Wanda Corn is a major achiever in art at Stanford.
2009 OctGood Sam Miniature Show San José show of tiny marvels of miniature creation
2009 SepRecolecciones art MLK Jr Library, San JoséArt is designed to honor the Library.
2009 AugAllied Arts Guild Menlo Park an Old California rancho harboring contemporary art
2009 JulJourneys, photog./sculpture show Triton Art Museum, Santa ClaraArtists Deborah Mills Thackrey and Diana Pumpelly Bates won 2009 awards from the Arts Council Silicon Valley.
2009 JunVictorian funerals Cantor Art Museum, Stanford Though Victorians were staid in some ways, they staged elaborate funerals.
2009 MayTea & "Annieglass" exhibit Butter Paddle, Saratoga Annie Morhauser is known for her glass work.