by Stuart Rosebrook, Executive Director, Sharlot Hall Museum
At Sharlot Hall Museum, one of Arizona’s premier cultural centers and living history centers, we celebrate our heritage with events, exhibits and activities for all ages during the summer.
Sharlot Hall Museum’s Twilight Tales, will host receptions on the patio prior to the special evenings of entertainment on July 8 and Aug. 12. In July, kick back and enjoy the return of cowboy poetry to the museum with Don Fernwalt and The Rusty Pistols Reloaded. In August, Prescott historian Parker Anderson will host The Legacy of Legacy: A Lost Prescott Movie. An avant garde movie, it is not a film for children. After the screening, a panel of local cinema experts will discuss the film.
The summer also brings a series of lectures on Arizona and Prescott history. On July 19, Corinne Harmon, a member of the Yavapai County Search and Rescue Team, will give a lecture titled When the Call Comes: Search and Rescue in Arizona’s Fire and Flood Seasons. On Aug. 2, a lecture is planned on Women in Ranching.
Living History Adventure, held the second Saturday of every month, is a fun-filled day for all ages. On July 12, visitors to Living History Saturday will learn about homesteading, farming and ranching in Yavapai County in the 19th century. On Aug. 9, the museum’s living history reenactors welcome everyone “back to school,” and discover what it was like to learn reading, writing and arithmetic in the 1870s.
Fourth of July weekend is always a great celebration in Prescott and at Sharlot Hall Museum. Prescott Frontier Days® and the World’s Oldest Rodeo® week kicks off on June 30 and will be held through Sunday, July 6. On Independence Day Sharlot Hall Museum will celebrate with half-price admissions; on July 5, the museum will be free following the Prescott Frontier Days Parade.
Look for Sharlot Hall Museum’s entry in the parade, which will include two horse-drawn wagons — including the Farm Wagon and Sharlot Hall’s historic 1926 Durant Star Touring car from the Museum collection.
The Prescott Indian Art Market at Sharlot Hall Museum returns for the 27th year Sept. 20 to 21. Admissions is $10 a person (12 and younger and members are free) and is one of the finest Native art markets in the American Southwest.
For more information, go to sharlothallmuseum.org.
