October

2 - Friday	Native Quilting Workshop - Harriet Soong
	9:30 a.m. - 12:30 noon or 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Country Stitches Quilt artist Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian) from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and featured artist in To Honor and Comfort, will share experiences about learning and teaching quilting on the Big Island. Cost: $20/person Contact: Country Stitches (517) 351-2416
	"Meet the Artist: Harriet Soong" - Native Quilting Demonstration
	3:00- 5:00 p.m., MSU Museum Main Gallery An opportunity for students and the general public to talk with Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian) and to watch her quilt
3 - Saturday	"Meet the Artist: Harriet Soong" - Native Quilting Demonstration
	2:00- 4:00 p.m., MSU Museum Main Gallery An opportunity for students and the general public to talk with Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian) and to watch her quilt
4 - Sunday	"Meet the Curators" gallery tour **
	2:00 p.m., MSU Museum Main Gallery Join curatorial staff on a tour of exhibit and learn stories about the development of the exhibit and the quilters who are included
	"Meet the Artist: Harriet Soong" - Native Quilting Demonstration**
	2:00- 4:00 p.m., MSU Museum Main Gallery An opportunity for students and the general public to talk with Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian) and to watch her quilt
	In-gallery interpreters**
	1:00 - 3:00 p.m., MSU Museum Main Gallery Join individuals knowledgeable about the exhibit who will give mini-tours and be on hand to answer questions
	Native Quilting: A Video Festival**
	2:00 - 4:00 p.m., MSU Museum Auditorium View three recently-produced videos on how quilts are used in different Native communities: "Hopi Quilts" (focusing on quilts in a baby naming ceremony), "Montana High School Basketball Tournament Star Quilt Ceremony" (featuring an honoring ceremony held annually by Assiniboine and Sioux), and "Takini: A Week to Remember" (reporting on a Sioux high school-based AIDS education and NAMES quilt project).

• Interpreters will be in the galleries from April 19 - June 7 from 1 -3 p.m. on Sundays and from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. A Revised summer and early fall schedule will be announced later. For more information about the interpreters' schedule, call Judy Smyth at 517-432-1472
• Guided tours of the general MSU Museum exhibits can be scheduled. For more information, call the MSU Museum Store @ 517-355-2373
• ** Selected programs are coordinated with the Greater Lansing area's "FIRST SUNDAY Gallery Walks." Regional museums, galleries, and other cultural organizations join with area businesses to provide a variety of special activities for all ages.
• Unless otherwise indicated, all events are free and open to the general public. Handicapper accommodations may be requested by calling the museum at 517-355-2370 during business hours at least 10 days in advance to ensure sufficient time to make arrangements. Requests received without advance notice will be met when possible.
• For more information on public programs or the exhibition, please contact: Stefanie Muscat @ 517-432-3357 weekdays; Museum Store @ 517-355-2373 weekends.
• Sponsors of the exhibition are: Metropolitan Life Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts with additional support from Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machine Company, and the Special Exhibition Fund, Smithsonian Institution.
• Sponsors of the public programs are: National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Michigan Humanities Council, The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Jeffrey and Kitty Cole, Country Stitches, and the following MSU units: MSU All-University Research Initiation Grant, Office of the Provost, Department of Art, Department of English, Canadian Studies Program, Native American Institute, Office of Minority Student Affairs, Office of Governmental Affairs, MSU Museum Associates, Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities, CISAH/Writing America Series, NAISO, and EAGLE.