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March 2015 Lincoln Exhibit Opens at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley
By Jody Morgan
How did Lincoln’s contemporaries in the San Ramon Valley view his presidency? What legacy did his leadership provide? The exhibition opening on March 17th at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley (MuseSRV) is full of thought provocative material. The core component is “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War.” Organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association, this traveling exhibit was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and is based on an exhibit by the same name developed by the National Constitution Center. Local stories, artifacts from the era, and evening programs offer insight into how Californians reacted to Lincoln’s policies.
Serving Alamo and Diablo Alamo Music Festival ---The End?
Supporters of the Alamo Music Festival---Alamo’s “Block Party”--- recently held a series of meetings to bring together other Non-Profits groups in the area, in an attempt gain commitments to assist longtime festival organizer, Alamo Rotary Club in conducting the event. The effort has simply become too burdensome for the Rotary to handle, as it experiences the same decline in membership being experienced by other community service groups throughout the region and the country.
Alas, no other group was able to offer a commitment, and time is running out. The future of the Alamo Music Festival is in serious jeopardy! Is the Alamo Music Festival important to you or your organization? Please take our brief survey by clicking on http://tinyurl.com/kolsgmj, or cutting/ pasting it to your browser, and LET US KNOW!
Alamo Recreation Program Begins in March Register at www.alamorec.org By Sharon Burke
In response to demand from Alamo residents, the Alamo Municipal Advisory Council will begin offering recreational programs in March. The programs are made possible by a unique partnership with the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA of Pleasant Hill. Classes offered will include yoga and beginning strength and balance at Hap Magee Ranch Park, a day trip to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco on April 24, coach-pitch softball for children 7-11, youth soccer for ages 3-7, and introductory T-ball to familiarize children with the basics of baseball for ages 3-6. L to R: Dan Dunn with Civil War saber, Bob Chardler with parade torch, and Jerry Warren The youth sports classes will be held at Rudgear Park, 2250 Stewart Avenue, with poster as they ready the MuseSRV Lincoln exhibit. Walnut Creek, off Rudgear Road, on the Alamo border. Registration forms The American Library Association’s website describes the traveling presen- are available at www.alamorec.org. Registration is open now for the yoga class and beginning strength and tation. “Organized thematically, the exhibition explores how Lincoln used the The Alamo Municipal Advisory Council and the Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA are pleased to announce a partnership class, set for Mondays from March 9 to May 18, yoga at 9am and Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war – the secession of balance am to bring recreation programs to Alamo. ThisPresident spring, the Y will be offering recreation for Park yourinentire family! Magee Ranch The Cottage, 1025 La strength training at 10 at Hap Southern States,new slavery, and wartime civil liberties.” Jerry Warren, of the Board, is pleased MuseSRV was chosen to offer the traveling exhibit. Gonda Way, Danville. Each class costs $100 for Alamo residents and $120 Youth Sports the struggles Lincoln faced and the multiple for non-residents, and the class includes 10 sessions. This in-depth study highlighting Registration is also open for the day trip to San Francisco on April 24 o Soccer options he considered to resolve each issue raises awareness of how controwhich leaves at 8:45am from Hap Magee Park and returns at 3pm. The cost is versial his decisions were, especially during his lifetime. o Tee Ball Information o fromCoach local archives gives the presentation a more personal $75 for Alamo residents and $90 for non-residents. The trip includes a guided Pitch Softball perspective on living through a time when voicing an opinion on Lincoln’s tour of the Asian Art Museum, a dim sum lunch at Yank Sing Restaurant Adult Fitness classes decisions might alter the course of history. Although California entered the and bus transportation to and from the city. Registration ends April 10 and Yoga union in 1850 asoa free state two years after being ceded to the United States is limited to 20 people. Registration opens March 14 for the Beginner Strength and Balance by Mexico, the opolitical positions of the settlers of the San Ramon Valley, youth sports classes at Rudgear Park. like those most Californians, to reflect the parts of the country from Volume XV - Number 3 ofAdult Group Daytended Trips Classes including coach pitch softball 3000F Danville Blvd. #117, which they originated. Some way saw the a confederacy o A great to nation spendasan afternoonof sovereign (ages 7-11), youth soccer (ages 3-7) Alamo, CA 94507 Lincoln continued visiting someSee exciting Bay Area on page 27 and tee ball (ages 3-6) will start Sat- Telephone (925) 405-NEWS, 405-6397 Fax (925) 406-0547 urday, April 25 and run through June PRSRT STD locations U.S. Postage 6, and will be scheduled from 10am to Alisa Corstorphine ~ Publisher PAID Local Editor@yourmonthlypaper.com noon depending on enrollment and Permit 263 Sharon Burke ~ Writer availability. The 7 week session costs Postal Customer Alamo CA The opinions expressed herein belong to the writers, and do 4 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER: •Online at www.idfymca.org $105 for•Call: 925residents, 687 8900$125 for •Fax: 925 825 1879 Alamo not necessarily reflect that of Alamo Today. Alamo Today ECRWSS is not responsible for the content of any of the advertising •In person: Irvin Deutscher Family YMCA • 350 Civic Drive Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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